reconvey
Definition
- Verb:
- To convey back or again: "reconvey" means to transfer or carry something back to its original owner or location, especially in legal contexts such as property deeds.
- To return to a previous state: In a broader sense, it can mean to restore something to a former condition or position.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- The court ordered the bank to reconvey the property to the original owner after the loan was repaid. (To legally transfer ownership back.)
- The shipping company will reconvey the goods to the warehouse if the delivery is refused. (To transport back to a previous location.)
Advanced Usage
"to reconvey title": a legal term meaning to transfer ownership of a property back to the grantor after a mortgage or trust is satisfied.
- After the final payment, the trustee must reconvey title to the borrower. (The legal ownership is returned.)
"reconveyance" (noun): the act of reconveying, especially in property law.
- The reconveyance of the deed was recorded at the county office. (The official transfer back was documented.)
Variants and Related Words
Reconveyance (n): the process or document by which property is transferred back.
- The reconveyance was signed by both parties. (The legal instrument effecting the return.)
Convey (v): to transport or transfer ownership.
- The deed conveys the house to the buyer. (Transfers ownership.)
Synonyms
- Return: to give or send back.
- Restore: to bring back to a former condition.
- Transfer back: to move ownership or possession to the original holder.
Phrasal Verbs
- The lawyer conveyed the rights back to the client. (Transferred ownership again.)
Related Idioms