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A deed of one part, or executed by only one party, and distinguished from an indenture by having the edge of the parchment or paper cut even, or polled as it was anciently termed, instead of being indented.
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a.
Full of deeds or exploits; active; stirring.
v. t.
To convey or transfer by deed; as, he deeded all his estate to his eldest son.
a.
Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality; contrary to the moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin; sinful; immoral; profligate; -- said of persons and things; as, a wicked king; a wicked woman; a wicked deed; wicked designs.
v. t.
To make over the possession or control of; to pass; to convey, as a right, from one person to another; to give; as, the title to land is transferred by deed.
v. t.
To see the execution of, as an instrument, and subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its authenticity; as, to witness a bond or a deed.
n.
The witnessing or concluding clause, duty attached; -- said of a writ, deed, or the like.
n.
A transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed.
n.
That which is produced as the result of labor; anything accomplished by exertion or toil; product; performance; fabric; manufacture; in a more general sense, act, deed, service, effect, result, achievement, feat.
v. i.
One who sees the execution of an instrument, and subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a will, a deed, a marriage, or the like.
v. t.
To set down for reading; to express in legible or intelligible characters; to inscribe; as, to write a deed; to write a bill of divorcement; hence, specifically, to set down in an epistle; to communicate by letter.
a.
Not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits; inactive.
n.
Incidental or opportune deed or office; occasional act of kindness or malice; as, to do one an ill turn.
adv.
In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth.
n.
The deed of one who serves; labor performed for another; duty done or required; office.
a.
Not deeded or transferred by deed; as, undeeded land.
n.
The act of a villain; a deed of deep depravity; a crime.
a.
Having legal strength or force; executed with the proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside; as, a valid deed; a valid covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; a valid claim or title; a valid marriage.
n.
Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an agreement, or the like.
n.
A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.
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