sheriff's deed

sheriff's deed
sheriff's deed see deed

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

sheriff's deed
A document giving ownership rights in property to a buyer at a sheriff's sale (a sale held by a sheriff to pay a court judgment against the owner of the property). A deed given at a sheriff's sale in foreclosure of a mortgage. The giving of said deed begins a statutory redemption period.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


sheriff's deed
A document giving ownership rights in property to a buyer at a sheriff's sale (a sale held by a sheriff to pay a court judgment against the owner of the property). A deed given at a sheriff's sale in foreclosure of a mortgage. The giving of said deed begins a statutory redemption period.

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