quitclaim

UK: /ˈkwɪtˌkleɪm/ US: (kwit′klām′)

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quit•claim  (kwit′klām′), n. [Law.]

1. Law a transfer of all one's interest, as in a parcel of real estate, esp. without a warranty of title.

v.t. 

2. Law to quit or give up claim to (a possession, right, etc.).

• Anglo-French quiteclame, derivative of quiteclamer to declare quit. See quit¹ (adjective, adjectival), claim
• Middle English quitclayme 1275–1325

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quitclaim / ˈkwɪtˌkleɪm/ noun

1. a formal renunciation of any claim against a person or of a right to land

verb

1. (transitive) to renounce (a claim) formally

Etymology: 14th Century: from Anglo-French quiteclame, from quite quit + clamer to declare (from Latin clamāre to shout)