Law Dictionary

deed

1. A thing done; an act; a matter of fact, as opposed to a matter of law: as, a condition, an estoppel, a seisin in deed. Corresponds to the French pais, q.v. 2. A writing sealed and delivered by the maker - the most solemn and authentic act a man can perform with relation to the disposal of property. The word in itself imports a written instrument, see Pierson v. Townsend, - a written instrument under seal, containing a contract of agreement which has been delivered by the party to be bound and accepted by the obligee or covenantee. McMurty v. Brown, 6 Neb. 376 (1877). In common use often limited to a writing, under seal, transferring real estate; a deed of conveyance of realty. See Conveyance; Title.

Source : William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893)

Language : English

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