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deed
(dēd)n.
1. Something that is carried out; an act or action.
2. A usually praiseworthy act; a feat or exploit.
3. Action or performance in general: Deeds, not words, matter most.
4. Law
a. A signed, sealed, and delivered instrument.
b. An instrument conveying an interest in real property.
tr.v. deed·ed, deed·ing, deeds
To transfer by means of a deed: deeded the property to the children.
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deed
(diːd)n
1. something that is done or performed; act
2. a notable achievement; feat; exploit
3. action or performance, as opposed to words
4. (Law) law a formal legal document signed, witnessed, and delivered to effect a conveyance or transfer of property or to create a legal obligation or contract
vb
(Law) (tr) US and Canadian to convey or transfer (property) by deed
[Old English dēd; related to Old High German tāt, Gothic gadeths; see do1]
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deed
(did)n.
1. something that is done, performed, or accomplished; act: a good deed.
2. an exploit or achievement; feat.
3. action or performance, esp. as indicative of one's intentions.
4. a document executed under seal and delivered to effect a conveyance, esp. of real estate.
v.t. 5. to convey or transfer by deed.
[before 900; Middle English dede, Old English dēd; akin to do1]
deed′less, adj.
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Past participle: deeded
Gerund: deeding
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Noun | 1. | deed - a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right bill of sale - a deed transferring personal property deed poll - a deed made and executed by only one party enfeoffment - under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service mortgage deed - deed embodying a mortgage title deed - a legal document proving a person's right to property law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
2. | ![]() event - something that happens at a given place and time action - something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" acquiring, getting - the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving" obstetrical delivery, delivery - the act of delivering a child disposition, disposal - the act or means of getting rid of something effectuation, implementation - the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect digging up, disinterment, exhumation - the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling running away - the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" nonaccomplishment, nonachievement - an act that does not achieve its intended goal leaning - the act of deviating from a vertical position motivating, motivation - the act of motivating; providing incentive assumption - the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted" rejection - the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection" sacrifice, forfeit, forfeiture - the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. derivation - the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" hire - the act of hiring something or someone; "he signed up for a week's car hire" wearing, wear - the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear" judgment, assessment, judgement - the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" production - the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells" stay - continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court" inactivity - being inactive; being less active stop, stoppage - the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood" group action - action taken by a group of people distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning legitimation - the act of rendering a person legitimate; "he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king"; "his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation" permissive waste, waste - (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect proclamation, promulgation - the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature" communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" speech act - the use of language to perform some act |
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deed
noun
1. action, act, performance, achievement, exploit, feat His heroic deeds were celebrated in every corner of the country.
2. (Law) document, title, contract, title deed, indenture He asked if I had the deeds to his father's property.
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deed
[diːd]A. N
B. VT (US) (Jur) [+ property] → transferir por acto notarial
C. CPD deed poll N escritura mediante la cual una persona se cambia el apellido oficialmente
to change one's name by deed poll → cambiarse el apellido oficialmente
to change one's name by deed poll → cambiarse el apellido oficialmente
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