renúncia de direitos; cessão de direitos
1. (noun) A legal document by which a person relinquishes all claims or rights to a property without making any guarantee about the validity of the title
The seller signed a quitclaim deed to transfer the property to the buyer.
O vendedor assinou uma escritura de renúncia de direitos para transferir a propriedade ao comprador.
2. (verb) To renounce or release a claim or right to something, typically property or legal title
He agreed to quitclaim his interest in the estate to his brother.
Ele concordou em renunciar seus direitos sobre a herança para seu irmão.
3. (noun, legal) A formal release of any claim, right, or interest that one party may have against another
The quitclaim was necessary to clear the title before the sale could be finalized.
A renúncia de direitos foi necessária para limpar o título antes que a venda pudesse ser finalizada.
Quitclaim deeds are particularly common in the United States real estate market as a quick way to transfer property without title guarantees. In Brazil, the equivalent concept exists but uses different legal terminology and procedures. This is a highly technical legal term rarely used in everyday conversation in Portuguese-speaking countries, where formal notarized documents (escrituras públicas) are typically required for real estate transactions. American real estate professionals frequently use this term, whereas it has limited use in Brazilian Portuguese outside of specialized legal contexts.
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