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noun

Quitclaim n. (Law) A release or relinquishment of a claim; a deed of release; an instrument by which some right, title, interest, or claim, which one person has, or is supposed to have, in or to an estate held by himself or another, is released or relinquished, the grantor generally covenanting only against persons who claim under himself.

verb

Quitclaim v. t. (past & past part. quitclaimed; pres. part. quitclaiming) (Law) To release or relinquish a claim to; to release a claim to by deed, without covenants of warranty against adverse and paramount titles.

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"Quitclaim" Quotes from Famous Books

... his manner. "Come, Harkutt, buy my place. It's a bargain, I tell you. I'll sell it cheap. I only want enough to get away with. Give me twenty-five dollars and it's yours. See, there's the papers—the quitclaim—all drawn up and signed." He drew the roll of paper from his pocket again, apparently forgetful of ...

— A First Family of Tasajara • Bret Harte

... "I mean a quitclaim deed on the block of stores; but of course that has nothing to do with the ten thousand dollars I am ...

— Make or Break - or, The Rich Man's Daughter • Oliver Optic

... reply; "and yet there are people who would put him out of the way, if, by so doing, they could show up with a quitclaim deed to that wonderfully rich gold mine. If the professor were gone for good, you see, no one would appear to question the validity of the legal document. Such things have been done. I mention it in this case merely as a possibility. ...

— Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail - or, The Fugitive Professor • Burt L. Standish