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quitclaim

quit·claim [ kwít klàym ]


noun  (plural quit·claims)
Definition:
 
renunciation of claim: a formal statement renouncing a legal claim previously made



transitive verb  (past and past participle quit·claimed, present participle quit·claim·ing, 3rd person present singular quit·claims)
Definition:
 
1. renounce claim: to formally withdraw a legal claim previously made

2. free somebody from liability: to formally declare somebody to be no longer legally liable for something

[13th century. < Anglo-Norman quiteclamer "proclaim somebody free" < quite "free" + clamer "proclaim"]
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