Definition of Deed. Meaning of Deed. Synonyms of Deed

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Definition of Deed

Deed
Deed Deed, a. Dead. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Deed
Deed Deed, n. [AS. d?d; akin to OS. d[=a]d, D. & Dan. daad, G. thai, Sw. d[*a]d, Goth. d?ds; fr. the root of do. See Do, v. t.] 1. That which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an act; an action; a thing done; -- a word of extensive application, including, whatever is done, good or bad, great or small. And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye have done? --Gen. xliv. 15. We receive the due reward of our deeds. --Luke xxiii. 41. Would serve his kind in deed and word. --Tennyson. 2. Illustrious act; achievement; exploit. ``Knightly deeds.' --Spenser. Whose deeds some nobler poem shall adorn. --Dryden. 3. Power of action; agency; efficiency. [Obs.] To be, both will and deed, created free. --Milton. 4. Fact; reality; -- whence we have indeed. 5. (Law) A sealed instrument in writing, on paper or parchment, duly executed and delivered, containing some transfer, bargain, or contract. Note: The term is generally applied to conveyances of real estate, and it is the prevailing doctrine that a deed must be signed as well as sealed, though at common law signing was formerly not necessary. Blank deed, a printed form containing the customary legal phraseology, with blank spaces for writing in names, dates, boundaries, etc. 6. Performance; -- followed by of. [Obs.] --Shak. In deed, in fact; in truth; verily. See Indeed.
Deed
Deed Deed, v. t. To convey or transfer by deed; as, he deeded all his estate to his eldest son. [Colloq. U. S.]

Meaning of Deed from wikipedia

- Look up deed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A deed is a legal do****ent that is signed and delivered, especially concerning the ownership of property...
- A deed poll (plural: deeds poll) is a legal do****ent binding on a single person or several persons acting jointly to express an intention or create an...
- No good deed goes unpunished (often shortened to No Good Deed) is a sardonic commentary on the frequency with which acts of kindness backfire on those...
- A deed of gift is a signed legal do****ent that voluntarily and without recompense transfers ownership of real, personal, or intellectual property – such...
- A warranty deed is a type of deed where the grantor (seller) guarantees that they hold clear title to a piece of real estate and has a right to sell it...
- No Good Deed is an upcoming American comedy television series created by Liz Feldman for Netflix. It follows three families vying to buy the same house...
- Propaganda of the deed (or propaganda by the deed, from the French propagande par le fait) is specific political direct action meant to be exemplary to...
- quitclaim deed. A quitclaim deed may also be used to transfer title of a property to a purchaser following a foreclosure auction. Typically such a deed will...
- The Deed Is Done is the sixth studio album by American rock band Molly Hatchet. It was released in 1984 through Epic Records. This is the first Molly Hatchet...
- arising out of the deed, or involving a particular right arising out of the deed. While rooted in warranty deeds, estoppel by deed has been extended to...