quitclaim

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GPT5 did nicely on the quitclaim deed in Anglicana, which is very hard to read.

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Quick take

A renunciation of claims.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of quitclaim gathered in one view.

noun

A renunciation of claims.

verb

(transitive, law) To relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).

noun

(law) A deed that is a renunciation of claims to a parcel of real property and a transfer of one's claims to another.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for quitclaim.

noun

A renunciation of claims.

verb

(transitive, law) To relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).

noun

(law) A deed that is a renunciation of claims to a parcel of real property and a transfer of one's claims to another.

Example sentences

GPT5 did nicely on the quitclaim deed in Anglicana, which is very hard to read.

This is to solve pogo sticking when the website information is too dense (say search for quitclaim deed without knowing too much about it).

We made an offer that same day after hiking the quitclaim.

Take property deeds, usually kept and recorded at the County level, there is almost endless fraud with people filing forged quitclaim deeds on a daily basis.

I’ve never seen anything but a quitclaim deed offered at closing.

I think it's better understood as an ongoing social process of negotiation of land tenure, among whose elements may or may not be quitclaim deeds, warranty deeds, and fee-simple title.

The reason why is that long before this happens, someone already bought the tax debt, waited the statutory period, noticed the delinquent taxpayer, and filed for a quitclaim to transfer the land.

If you feel like cooperating, but are just uncertain of your standing, you can sign a quitclaim assignment, essentially stating that whatever IP claims that you might have (which might be none), you assign to the new entity.

Quote examples

I presented one such idea to an employer I worked for, and they actually created a "quitclaim deed" saying that they weren't interested in taking on the liability, and that provided I didn't use company time or facilities they didn't expect a cut of the profits or IP either.