warranty deed
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of warranty deed
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
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When your mother purchased her home, the seller’s attorney or the settlement agent would have drafted a warranty deed or other document to convey the seller’s ownership interest in the home to your mom.
From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2021
The Rockingham County Registry of Deeds shows a warranty deed dated Oct.
From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2018
Detectives recovered a warranty deed, dated Sept. 6, purporting to transfer title to Morphis’ property from Morphis to Jeremy and Lorena Shaw, the charges say.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2018
The general warranty deed actually offers more protections against potential clear title defects than the special warranty deed does.
From Encyclopedia.com • Sep. 19, 2018
I won't bother you going into the legal details—a question of a fake warranty deed, against 'Gene's quit-claim deed, which was all he had in absence of those missing pages from the town records.
From The Brimming Cup by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
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