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con·vey·ance
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noun
1.
the act of conveying; transmission; communication.
2.
a means of transporting, especially a vehicle, as a bus, airplane, or automobile.
3.
Law.
a.
the transfer of property from one person to another.
b.
the instrument or document by
which
this is effected.
Origin:
1495–1505;
convey
+
-ance
Related forms
non·con·vey·ance,
noun
pre·con·vey·ance,
noun
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conveyance
(kənˈveɪəns)
—
n
1.
the act of conveying
2.
a means of transport
3.
law
a. a transfer of the legal title to property
b. the document effecting such a transfer
con'veyancer
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
conveyance
c.1500, "act of conveying," from '
convy
. Meaning "document by which something is legally conveyed" is from 1570s; sense "means of transportation" is attested from 1590s. Related: Conveyancing (1670s).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
At an early hour to-day people were pouring into the city by every sort of
conveyance
.
From still further up the river, the traders may furnish a
conveyance
for
letters.
They definitely keep your attention on the wheel, unlike many other forms of
conveyance
.
The elevator is a jerky
conveyance
that does not inspire confidence.
Human ingenuity could not have invented a more wretched
conveyance
.
Education is the foremost
conveyance
of knowledge to help rebuff where appropriate and inform where necessary.
The look-back period for a fraudulent
conveyance
claim is six years.
For all practical purposes, the value was in the
conveyance
and not in the thought conveyed.
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conveyance
has been shut off for lack of payment, click here to find out how to remit payment.
Wright envisioned visitors driving their cars up an exterior ramp and handing them over to valets for
conveyance
to the bottom.
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