title to an estate

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• title — ti·tle n [Anglo French, inscription, legal right, from Old French, from Latin titulum inscription, chapter heading, part of the law that sanctions an action] 1 a: the means or right by which one owns or possesses property; broadly: the quality of …   Law dictionary

• Title — Ti tle, n. [OF. title, F. titre, L. titulus an inscription, label, title, sign, token. Cf. {Tilde}, {Titrate}, {Titular}.] 1. An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known. [1913 Webster] 2. The inscription in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Title deeds — Title Ti tle, n. [OF. title, F. titre, L. titulus an inscription, label, title, sign, token. Cf. {Tilde}, {Titrate}, {Titular}.] 1. An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by which it is known. [1913 Webster] 2. The inscription in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• title of record — Title to real estate appearing from an examination of the records of title and judicial records which have reference to the property or any part thereof. Sufficient in support of a plaintiff in ejectment where consisting of a regular chain of… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• title abstract — See: abstract of title Category: Real Estate & Rental Property → Homeowners Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009. title …   Law dictionary

• defective title to real estate — A title which is not marketable. See marketable title …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• title — A mark, style, or designation; a distinctive appellation; the name by which anything is known. Thus, in the law of persons, a title is an appellation of dignity or distinction, a name denoting the social rank of the person bearing it; as duke or… …   Black's law dictionary

• title insurance — A contract whereby the insurer for a valuable consideration agrees to indemnify the insured in a specified amount against loss through defect of title to real estate wherein the latter has an interest either as purchaser or otherwise. Fochrenbach …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• title deed — A deed constituting a part of the chain of title to real estate. 55 Am J1st V & P § 179 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Title insurance in the United States — is indemnity insurance against financial loss from defects in title to real property and from the invalidity or unenforceability of mortgage liens. Title insurance is principally a product developed and sold in the United States as a result of… …   Wikipedia

• title search — n: a search of public records to determine the condition of title to real property usu. that is the subject of a transaction (as a purchase or mortgage) the borrower was required to pay for a title search Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …   Law dictionary