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Definition of Deed
1. Noun. A legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it. "He kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
Generic synonyms: Instrument, Legal Document, Legal Instrument, Official Document
Specialized synonyms: Bill Of Sale, Deed Poll, Enfeoffment, Mortgage Deed, Title Deed
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
2. Noun. Something that people do or cause to happen.
Generic synonyms: Event
Specialized synonyms: Action, Acquiring, Getting, Causation, Causing, Delivery, Obstetrical Delivery, Departure, Going, Going Away, Leaving, Discovery, Find, Uncovering, Disposal, Disposition, Effectuation, Implementation, Egress, Egression, Emergence, Equalisation, Equalization, Leveling, Digging Up, Disinterment, Exhumation, Mitsvah, Mitzvah, Actuation, Propulsion, Recovery, Retrieval, Running Away, Touch, Touching, Nonaccomplishment, Nonachievement, Leaning, Motivating, Motivation, Assumption, Rejection, Forfeit, Forfeiture, Sacrifice, Derivation, Activity, Hire, Wear, Wearing, Assessment, Judgement, Judgment, Production, Stay, Abidance, Residence, Residency, Inactivity, Hinderance, Hindrance, Interference, Stop, Stoppage, Group Action, Distribution, Legitimation, Permissive Waste, Waste, Proclamation, Promulgation, Communicating, Communication, Speech Act
Derivative terms: Act, Actuate, Actuate
Definition of Deed
1. a. Dead.
2. n. That which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an act; an action; a thing done; -- a word of extensive application, including, whatever is done, good or bad, great or small.
3. v. t. To convey or transfer by deed; as, he deeded all his estate to his eldest son.
Definition of Deed
1. Noun. An action or act; something that is done. ¹
2. Noun. A brave or noteworthy action; a feat or exploit. ¹
3. Noun. Action or fact, as opposed to rhetoric or deliberation. ¹
4. Noun. (legal) A legal contract showing bond. ¹
5. Verb. (informal) To transfer real property by deed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deed
1. to transfer by deed (a legal document) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Deed
1. 1. That which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an act; an action; a thing done; a word of extensive application, including, whatever is done, good or bad, great or small. "And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done?" (Gen. Xliv. 15) "We receive the due reward of our deeds." (Luke xxiii. 41) "Would serve his kind in deed and word." (Tennyson) 2. Illustrious act; achievement; exploit. "Knightly deeds." "Whose deeds some nobler poem shall adorn." (Dryden) 3. Power of action; agency; efficiency. "To be, both will and deed, created free." (Milton) 4. Fact; reality; whence we have indeed. 5. A sealed instrument in writing, on paper or parchment, duly executed and delivered, containing some transfer, bargain, or contract. The term is generally applied to conveyances of real estate, and it is the prevailing doctrine that a deed must be signed as well as sealed, though at common law signing was formerly not necessary. Blank deed, a printed form containing the customary legal phraseology, with blank spaces for writing in names, dates, boundaries, etc. 6. Performance; followed by of. In deed, in fact; in truth; verily. See Indeed. Origin: AS. Dd; akin to OS. Dad, D. & Dan. Daad, G. Thai, Sw. Dad, Goth. Dds; fr. The root of do. See Do. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deed
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