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CARE PRIN. Ch. 6.1-D
Legal Description, Methods of Acquiring Title and Deeds
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accession | |
| Accretion | An addition to land from natural causes for example, from gradual action of the ocean or river waters. |
| Acknowledgment | A formal declaration before a duly authorized officer (usually a notary public)by the person who signed the document, stating that the signature is voluntary given and that he or she is the person who signature appears on the document. |
| Addition of Fixtures | |
| Administrator or Administratrix | A male or female appointed by the probate court to administer the estate of a person deceased. |
| Adverse Possession | |
| Alluvion | |
| Avulsion | |
| Eminent Domain | |
| Escheat | |
| Executor or Executrix | Male or Female named in the will by the maker to handle estate of the deceased. |
| Foreclosure action | |
| Grant Deed | |
| Grantee | |
| Grantor | |
| Holographic Will | |
| Intestate | |
| Meets and Bounds | |
| Partition Action | |
| Private Grant | |
| Probate | |
| Public Grant | |
| Quitclaim Deed | |
| Registered Domestic Partner | |
| Statutory Will | |
| Sucession | |
| Trust Deed | |
| U. S. government Survey System | |
| Warranty Deed | |
| Witness Will | |
| Testate | When a person dies leaving a will. |
| Intestate | when a person dies without leaving a will, he or she is said to have died intestate. |
| Codicil a | A change in a will. |
| Legatee | Person receiving personal property by will. |
| Bequest, legacy | A gift of personal property by will. |
| Devisee | Person receiving real property by will. |
| Devise | A gift of real property by will. |