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Free from encumbrances

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Disencumber

To free from encumbrance or from anything which clogs impedes or obstructs to disburden … To free from encumbrance or from anything which clogs impedes or obstructs to disburden

deed

deed : a deed in which the property transferred is warranted to be free of all liens or encumbrances made by, through, or under the grantor tax deed : a deed evidencing the transfer of title acquired … deed 1 : something done : act [my free act and ] 2 : a written instrument by which a person transfers ownership of real property to

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title

deed must include words expressing such an intention. clear title : title that exists free of claims or encumbrances on the property [had clear title to the farm] ;broadly : marketable title in this entry equitable title … title that renders inferior any other title to the property [warranted that the purchaser would have quiet enjoyment free from disturbance by one holding paramount title] particular title in the civil law of Louisiana : title by which

Floating charge

attaches to such assets as a person may have from time to time leaving him more or less free to dispose of or encumber them as if no such charge or lien existed

Limitation of actions and prosecutions

title. A person dispossessing persons entitled to possession of settled land did not before 1926 obtain a title free from the claims of remaindermen or the reversioner under the settlement unless each of the remaindermen attaining vested possession

redeem

: to repurchase by right and not on the open market [ preferred shares] 2 a : to free from a lien or pledge usually by payment of the amount secured thereby [ collateral] b : to exercise

ownership

an owner [reduced their by one third] absolute ownership : ownership esp. by a single person that is free of any encumbrances or limitations other than statutory law compare fee simple absolute at fee simple os·ten·si·ble ownership

certificate of title

certificate of title 1 : a certificate of ownership stating that the title to the specified property is free and clear except for any encumbrance (as a mortgage) listed on it: as a : a certificate issued … certificate of ownership stating that the title to the specified property is free and clear except for any encumbrance (as a mortgage) listed on it: as a : a certificate issued by a motor vehicle registry called

right of redemption

right of redemption :the right to regain ownership of property by freeing it from a debt, charge, or lien (as by paying to the creditor what is due to release

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