trust deed

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noun

a written instrument legally conveying property to a trustee, such as a bank, often for the purpose of securing a mortgage or promissory note.

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Also called deed of trust.

Origin of trust deed

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby trust deed

trust account, trustafarian, trustbuster, trust busting, trust company, trust deed, trustee, trustee in bankruptcy, trustee investment, trustee process, trusteeship

How to use trust deed in a sentence

Over the course of the year, Klaus would repeatedly, through word and deed, demonstrate his sympathies with Putin.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute|James Kirchick|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps more telling, state media called the attack on the studio “a righteous deed.”
Kim Jong Un’s Kid Gloves Are Now Off|Gordon G. Chang|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We proud skeptics would rather trust the demonstrable facts than the alleged truth.
On Torture, Chuck Johnson & Sondheim|James Poulos|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And ultimately this creates steadily eroding trust among voters for not just politics but the institutions of government.
Just What We Needed: More Campaign Spending|Mark McKinnon|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Others have taken the stage to tell women to just work harder and trust in karma.
Tech’s Male ‘Feminists’ Aren’t Helping|Cate Huston, Karen Catlin|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you throw away this chance, you will both richly deserve to be hanged, as I sincerely trust you will be.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
He must trust to his human merits, and not miracles, for his Sonship is of no value in this conflict.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
As if unwilling to trust himself longer in dangerous companionship, he went up to town with Thomas Carr.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
I would not trust their removal to any other hand, and so, the panel comes out without a shake.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

British Dictionary definitions for trust deed

trust deed

noun

a document that transfers the legal title to property to a trustee

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