Title insurance in the United States — is indemnity insurance against financial loss from defects in title to real property and from the invalidity or unenforceability of mortgage liens. Title insurance is principally a product developed and sold in the United States as a result of… … Wikipedia
title — ti·tle n [Anglo French, inscription, legal right, from Old French, from Latin titulum inscription, chapter heading, part of the law that sanctions an action] 1 a: the means or right by which one owns or possesses property; broadly: the quality of … Law dictionary
unmarketable — un·mar·ket·able /ˌən mär kə tə bəl/ adj: not marketable; esp: being or relating to title that a reasonably prudent person would not accept in the ordinary course of business or that is reasonably likely to be the subject of litigation Merriam… … Law dictionary
title — A mark, style, or designation; a distinctive appellation; the name by which anything is known. Thus, in the law of persons, a title is an appellation of dignity or distinction, a name denoting the social rank of the person bearing it; as duke or… … Black's law dictionary
defective title — n. Unmarketable title; a title obtained by fraud or not in fact entirely owned by the purported owner. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. defective title … Law dictionary
marketable title — see title Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. marketable title n … Law dictionary
Marketable title — (real estate) is a title that a court of equity considers to be so free from defect that it will legally force its acceptance by a buyer. Marketable title does not assume that absolute absence of defect, but rather a title that a prudent,… … Wikipedia
curing title — Removal of defects from land title which render such unmarketable. Clearing , curing , straightening out , or removing cloud from title denotes acts or proceedings necessary to render title marketable. See action to quiet title … Black's law dictionary
curing title — Removal of defects from land title which render such unmarketable. Clearing , curing , straightening out , or removing cloud from title denotes acts or proceedings necessary to render title marketable. See action to quiet title … Black's law dictionary
Defective Title — A piece of property or asset that has a publicly recorded encumbrance, such as a lien, mortgage or judgment. Because other parties can lay claim to the property or asset, the title cannot be legally transferred to another party. For example, a… … Investment dictionary
