All 4 Uses
deed
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The Crucible
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- Land-lust, which had been expressed by constant bickering over boundaries and deeds, could now be elevated to the arena of morality; one could cry witch against one's neighbor and feel perfectly justified in the bargain.
p. 8.1 *deeds = legal documents indicating ownership of property
- PROCTOR: Mr. Parris, you are the first minister ever did demand the deed to this house—
p. 30.2deed = legal document indicating ownership of property
- But to ask ownership is like you shall own the meeting house itself; the last meeting I were at you spoke so long on deeds and mortgages I thought it were an auction.
p. 30.4deeds = legal documents indicating ownership of property
- Normally the actions and deeds of a man were all that society felt comfortable in judging.†
p. 35.1 *deeds = notable achievements
Definitions:
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(1)
(deed as in: signed the deed) a legal document indicating ownership of propertyThis is often in reference to a trust deed which transfers legal title of property to a trustee. Frequently, the trustee is a bank and title is entrusted to the bank until a loan is paid off.
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(2)
(deed as in: did a good deed) a notable act
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)