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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Convey \Con*vey"\ (k[o^]n*v[=a]"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Conveyed} (k[o^]n*v[=a]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Conveying}.] [OF. conveir, convoier, to escort, convoy, F. convoyer, LL. conviare, fr. L. con- + via way. See {Viaduct}, {Voyage}, and cf. {Convoy}.]
1. To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport.
I will convey them by sea in floats. --1 Kings v. 9.
Convey me to my bed, then to my grave. --Shak.
2. To cause to pass from one place or person to another; to serve as a medium in carrying (anything) from one place or person to another; to transmit; as, air conveys sound; words convey ideas.
3. To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real estate) by a sealed writing.
The Earl of Desmond . . . secretly conveyed all his lands to feoffees in trust. --Spenser.
4. To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to convey information.
Men fill one another's heads with noise and sound, but convey not thereby their thoughts. --Locke.
5. To manage with privacy; to carry out. [Obs.]
I . . . will convey the business as I shall find means. --Shak.
6. To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve. [Obs.]
7. To accompany; to convoy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Syn: To carry; transport; bear; transmit; transfer.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
conveying \conveying\ n. the act of transferring a property title from one person to another.
Syn: conveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
conveying
noun: act of transferring property title from one person to another [syn: {conveyance}, {conveyance of title}, {conveyancing}]
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