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[deed] 
–noun
| 1. | something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act: Do a good deed every day. |
| 2. | an exploit or achievement; feat: brave deeds. |
| 3. | Often, deeds. an act or gesture, esp. as illustrative of intentions, one's character, or the like: Her deeds speak for themselves. |
| 4. | Law. a writing or document executed under seal and delivered to effect a conveyance, esp. of real estate. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to convey or transfer by deed. |
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| deed (dēd) n.
To transfer by means of a deed: deeded the property to the children. [Middle English dede, from Old English dǣd; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Deed
Deed\, a. Dead. [Obs.] --Chaucer.Deed
Deed\, n. [AS. d?d; akin to OS. d[=a]d, D. & Dan. daad, G. thai, Sw. d[*a]d, Goth. d?ds; fr. the root of do. See Do, v. t.]1. That which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an act; an action; a thing done; -- a word of extensive application, including, whatever is done, good or bad, great or small. And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done? --Gen. xliv. 15. We receive the due reward of our deeds. --Luke xxiii. 41. Would serve his kind in deed and word. --Tennyson. 2. Illustrious act; achievement; exploit. "Knightly deeds." --Spenser. Whose deeds some nobler poem shall adorn. --Dryden. 3. Power of action; agency; efficiency. [Obs.] To be, both will and deed, created free. --Milton. 4. Fact; reality; -- whence we have indeed. 5. (Law) A sealed instrument in writing, on paper or parchment, duly executed and delivered, containing some transfer, bargain, or contract. Note: The term is generally applied to conveyances of real estate, and it is the prevailing doctrine that a deed must be signed as well as sealed, though at common law signing was formerly not necessary. Blank deed, a printed form containing the customary legal phraseology, with blank spaces for writing in names, dates, boundaries, etc. 6. Performance; -- followed by of. [Obs.] --Shak. In deed, in fact; in truth; verily. See Indeed.Deed
Deed\, v. t. To convey or transfer by deed; as, he deeded all his estate to his eldest son. [Colloq. U. S.]
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Language Translation for : Deed
Spanish:
acto, acción, hecho,
German:
die Tat,
Japanese:
行為
deed
O.E. dæd "a doing, act," from P.Gmc. *dædis, related to "do," from PIE *dhetis, from *dhe-/*dho- "place, put." Sense of "written legal document" is c.1300.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Deed
A written legal document by which title to land is conveyed (transferred) between two parties.
Investopedia Commentary
For example, an individual who holds a deed for a particular section of land has a legal right to possess that land.
See also: Conveyance, Conveyance Tax, Land, Property
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Main Entry: deed
Function: noun
1 : something done : ACT 1
2 : a written instrument by which a person transfers ownership of real property to another —see also DELIVER, GRANTEE, GRANTOR, RECORDING ACT, REGISTRY, TITLE —compare CERTIFICATE OF TITLE
NOTE: A deed must be properly executed and delivered in order to be effective. Additionally, the grantor must have freely intended to make the transfer at the time of the conveyance. Deeds are recorded at the local registry of deeds to give notice of ownership.
bargain and sale deed
1 : a contract resulting from a bargain between a buyer and a seller of real property that creates a use in the buyer and therefore transfers title to the buyer by operation of law
2 : a deed in which the grantor makes no warranties of title to the grantee
deed of trust
: an instrument securing a debt in which a debtor conveys the legal ownership of real property to a trustee to be held in trust for the benefit of the creditor or to be sold upon the debtor's default to pay the debt : a mortgage with a power of sale called also trust deed
mas·ter deed
: a deed that submits the land described therein to the provisions of a state's law regarding condominiums and sets out various information (as about the units, common areas, bylaws, and rights of the owners) as required under state law —compare declaration of condominium at DECLARATION 4
quit·claim deed
1 : a deed that grants only whatever title or interest the grantor had to the property without any warranty as to the title
2 : SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED in this entry —compare WARRANTY DEED in this entry
sheriff's deed
: a deed given to a buyer of property purchased at a sheriff's sale
special warranty deed
: a deed in which the property transferred is warranted to be free of all liens or encumbrances made by, through, or under the grantor
tax deed
: a deed evidencing the transfer of title acquired by the grantee as purchaser of property at a tax sale —compare TAX CERTIFICATE
trust deed
: DEED OF TRUST in this entry
unit deed
: a deed conveying a condominium unit
warranty deed
: a deed warranting that the grantor has a good title free and clear of all encumbrances and will defend the grantee against all claims —compare QUITCLAIM DEED in this entry
Main Entry: deed
Function: transitive verb
: to convey by deed
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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