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conveyancing
[ kuhn-vey-uhn-sing ]
noun
- the branch of law practice consisting of examining titles, giving opinions as to their validity, and drawing of deeds, etc., for the conveyance of property from one person to another.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conveyancing1
First recorded in 1670–80; conveyance + -ing 1
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Example Sentences
Allenarly, al-len′ar-li, adv. solely, only—obsolete save only in Scotch conveyancing.
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No doubt this scheme gets rid of the penal mensuration and moral conveyancing of the older Calvinism.
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Besides these, the Year-Book makes mention of stockbroking and conveyancing as professions that women are beginning to adopt.
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He was an accomplished mathematician and was extensively employed in surveying and conveyancing.
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Relief from forfeiture and rights of re-entry are now regulated chiefly by the Conveyancing Acts 1881 and 1882.
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