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color of title1: an apparent but invalid title based upon a written instrument or record; also: the instrument itself2: an apparent ownership claimed by adverse possession
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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n.An instrument that appears to be a valid title but in fact is not.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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The appearance of ownership of property, evidenced by possession or a document that purports to show ownership, when there is actually a defect in the title.Category: Real Estate & Rental Property
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. A written instrument, such as a forged deed, that falsely appears to convey title.See also color of law.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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The appearance of a legally enforceable right of possession or ownership. A written instrument that purports to transfer ownership of property but, due to some defect, does not have that effect. A document purporting to pass title to land, such as a deed that is defective due to a lack of title in the grantor, passes only color of title to the grantee.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The appearance of a legally enforceable right of possession or ownership. A written instrument that purports to transfer ownership of property but, due to some defect, does not have that effect. A document purporting to pass title to land, such as a deed that is defective due to a lack of title in the grantor, passes only color of title to the grantee.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.the appearance of having title to personal or real property by some evidence, but in reality there is either no title or a vital defect in the title. One might show a title document to real property, but in reality he/she may have deeded the property to another; a patent to an invention may have passed to the inventor's widow, who sells the rights to one party and then, using the original patent documents, sells the patent to a second party based on this "color of title."
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.