quitclaim

[kwit-kleym] / ˈkwɪtˌkleɪm /

NOUN

abdication

Synonyms

STRONG

abandonment abjuration abnegation abstention cancellation denial disavowal disclaimer forswearing rebuff refusal relinquishment remission renouncement renunciation repeal repudiation resignation sacrifice self-abnegation self-denial self-sacrifice surrender veto waiver yielding

WEAK

demission eschewal eschewing forbearing giving up spurning

Antonyms

STRONG

OK agreement allowance approval claim permission ratification sanction

VERB

abdicate

Synonyms

STRONG

abandon drop leave render surrender yield

WEAK

abjure abnegate bag it bail out cede demit forgo forswear give up hand over leave high and dry leave holding the bag leave in the lurch opt out quit relinquish renounce resign retire sell out step down vacate waive withdraw

Antonyms

STRONG

continue keep pursue

Example Sentences

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Two of the most common types of deeds are Warranty deeds and quitclaim deeds.

From Encyclopedia.com • Jun. 6, 2018

If you’re going through a divorce, planning your estate or getting married and need to transfer real estate property, a quitclaim deed may be your best alternative.

From Encyclopedia.com • Mar. 21, 2018

There are no protections offered in the quitclaim deed, which is one reason why it is not used as often as the general warranty deed.

From Encyclopedia.com • Mar. 21, 2018

In other cases, a title insurance agent may ask a heir to quitclaim if she does not want to hold interest in a home bequeathed to her.

From Encyclopedia.com • Feb. 5, 2018

And if an insane man is not to be held responsible in law for his offences, he had the amplest title to a quitclaim deed from that which had grown out of the Dalton experience.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 by Various

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