conveyance

/kən'veiəns/

Thân thiện

The postal worker uses a conveyance to deliver packages.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of moving something or someone from one place to another: "Conveyance" refers to the action of transporting or carrying goods, people, or information.
   • A means or vehicle of transport: "Conveyance" can also refer to the vehicle or method used for transportation.
   • (Law) The legal process of transferring property or a title from one party to another: In legal contexts, it denotes the transfer of ownership rights.
   • (Law) The document that effects such a property transfer: It can also be the legal document that formalizes the transfer.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Act of moving):
  • The conveyance of supplies to the remote village was completed by helicopter.
  • The rapid conveyance of news is essential in the modern world.
• Noun (Vehicle):
  • The horse-drawn carriage was a common conveyance in the 19th century.
  • Please use a public conveyance like a bus or train.
• Noun (Legal transfer):
  • The lawyer oversaw the conveyance of the estate to the heirs.
  • The signed conveyance was filed with the county records office.

Advanced Usage

• "Deed of conveyance": The formal legal document that transfers the title of real property.
  • The sale was finalized once the deed of conveyance was notarized.
• "Conveyance of thought": The transmission or communication of ideas.
  • Poetry allows for the subtle conveyance of complex emotions.

Variants and Related Words

• Convey (verb): To transport, carry, or communicate.
  • Pipelines convey oil across the country.
  • Please convey my thanks to the team.
• Conveyancer (noun): A lawyer who specializes in the legal transfer of property.
  • We hired a conveyancer to handle the property purchase.
• Conveyancing (noun): The branch of law concerned with the preparation of documents for the transfer of property.
  • The fees for legal conveyancing were included in the closing costs.

Synonyms

• Transportation: The action of transporting someone or something.
• Transfer: An act of moving something or someone to another place or the legal process of making over property.
• Vehicle: A thing used for transporting people or goods.
• Transmission: The action or process of transmitting something, especially information.

Related Phrases

• Means of conveyance: A method or vehicle for transport.
  • Before the automobile, the primary means of conveyance was the horse.
• Title conveyance: The legal process of transferring property ownership.
  • The title conveyance must be recorded with the local government.

Related Idioms

• "Instrument of conveyance": (Legal) A formal term for the document, such as a deed, that transfers property.
  • The will served as the instrument of conveyance for the family farm.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of moving something from one location to another
2. act of transferring property title from one person to another
3. something that serves as a means of transportation
4. the transmission of information
5. document effecting a property transfer

Từ đồng nghĩa

• transportation
• transport
• transfer
• transferral
• conveyance of title
• conveyancing
• conveying
• imparting
• impartation