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quit claim deed

Legal Definition of quit claim deed

Please see

  • quitclaim deed (sometimes erroneously referred to as a "quick-claim" deed)

Definition of quit claim deed

Noun

quit claim deed (plural quit claim deeds)

  1. (law) a document by which a person (the grantor) disclaims any interest the grantor might have in a piece of real property, and passes that claim to another person (the grantee).

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