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warranty deed
noun
: a deed warranting that the grantor has a good title free and clear of all liens and encumbrances and will defend the grantee against all claims
Examples of warranty deed in a Sentence
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The purchase was made in January 2024 and the deal closed on May 8, according to a special warranty deed from Maricopa County.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
The investigation into Willard started in October 2022, when a Houston man claimed that Willard had forged the general warranty deed to his 47,045-square-foot vacant lot the previous month, according to the complaint.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
Investigators called the title company where the property owner had filed the original warranty deed and learned that Willard had visited the firm’s office and falsely identified himself as the owner of the lot, according to the complaint.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
This transfer document has several names, including the warranty deed, special warranty deed, trustee’s deed, quitclaim deed, among others.
—Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2023
Documents that would at one time be accepted as warranty deeds are suddenly thrown into the quitclaim cesspool.
—Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2023
The association conveyed the property to Bentonville on Nov. 1, 2006, by special warranty deed, according to court documents.
—Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2022
Cooper Realty conveyed the Lake Bella Vista property to the Trailblazers Association by limited warranty deed on Feb. 10, 2000.
—Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2022
The acre lot was purchased last week through the 360 El Brillo Way Trust, a company affiliated with Florida real estate developer Todd Michael Glaser, the warranty deed shows.
—Amber Randall, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1751, in the meaning defined above
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“Warranty deed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warranty%20deed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Legal Definition
warranty deed
see deed
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