conveyance

conveyance
/keuhn vay"euhns/, n.
1. the act of conveying; transmission; communication.
2. a means of transporting, esp. a vehicle, as a bus, airplane, or automobile.
3. Law.
a. the transfer of property from one person to another.
b. the instrument or document by which this is effected.
[1495-1505; CONVEY + -ANCE]

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