deeded

Signed over formally

Deeded is the past tense and past participle of deed used as a verb, meaning to transfer ownership of property through a legal document called a deed.

When property is deeded to someone, they receive formal legal title to it.

The land was deeded to the county for use as a public park.

My grandmother deeded the house to my mother before she died.

Property that has been deeded carries the implication of a completed, legally binding transfer.

transfer

conveyance

Transfer of property rights

devise · gift · bestowal · legacy · cession · assignment · alienation · handover · vesting · succession

property

title

Formal honorific or name

  • parcelWrapped item for shipping
  • landEarth's solid surface
  • estateProperty and grounds

tract · acreage · lot · plot · homestead · easement · covenant · encumbrance · lien · boundaries

legal

document

Written or electronic file

binding · enforceable · attestation · signatories · provisions · stipulations · clauses · validity · warranty · filing

Opposites
legal transfer of ownership

deededretained

Continued to hold

withheld · kept · repossessed · reclaimed · revoked

temporary vs permanent possession

deededleased

Granted temporary paid use

rented · loaned · borrowed · licensed · let

legal property transfer formality

deededverbal agreement

Spoken mutual commitment

handshake deal · undocumented · unrecorded · untitled · unregistered

Phrases
Family

indeed, deed, deeds, misdeed, misdeeds, deeding, title deed

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