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Convey

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The use of the word "convey" is equivalent to a grant at common law, and passes the title, importing a transfer of title from one person to another. 153 111. 510.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

To transfer.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

To pass or transmit the title to property from one to another; to transfer property or the title to property by deed or instrument under seal. To convey reni estate is, by an appropriate instrument, to transfer the legal title to it from the present owner to another. Abendroth v. Greenwich, 29 Co.nn. 356. Convey relates properly to the disposition of real property, not to personal. Dickerman v. Abrahams, 21 Barb. (N. Y.) 551, 561.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

To pass from one to another; to transfer property, or the title to property, by an instrument in writing; strictly to transfer by deed or instrument under seal; to carry or cdiiduct, as water in pipes. V. Conveyance.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Topass or transmit the title to property from one to another; to transfer property or the title to property by deed or instrument under seal. To convey real estate is, by an appropriate instrument, to transfer the legal title to it from the present owner to another. 29 Conn. 356. Convey relates properly to the disposition of real property, not to personal. 21 Barb. 551, 561.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

Conveer,/r. To transfer. Conveyance: effecting a transfer of property, usually real will, a lease for a short term, or an executory It is original or primary, if by it an estate created or arises, as in the case of feoffments, exchanges, and partitions; derivative or supposes, or depends upon, some other enlarges, confirms, executes, or modifies, as in confirmations, surrenders, assignments, and tious, if it conveys a larger estate than the in feoffments, which worked a forfeiture; conveys the estate the grantor actually has, bargains and sales, covenants to stand seised, statute all conveyances are now innocent, and will have no tortious operation. Conveyancing the alienation of real property. Conveyance disobedience. etc. Conuknowing. Conus: Conusor: the party: the party to valid. Convenit: covenant. prevails over publico juri deinjure the pubcommorant. another's property to the nature of propis considered as transmissible and dea document estate, other than a contract of sale. or interest first is gifts, grants, leases, secondary, if it preconveyance, which it the case of releases, defeasances; torgrantor holds, as innocent, if it only as in the case of and releases. By even a feoffment: the law of by record: fines

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

[from L. Fr. conveier, conveer; L. Lat. convehere.] To pass or transmit from one to another; to transfer property or the title to property by an instrument in writing.

In a stricter sense, to transfer by deed or instrument under seal. See Conveyance.