Definition of "conveyancing" [con•vey•an•cing]

• The branch of legal practice dealing with the conveyance of property or real estate. (noun)

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• "For example, if a solicitor has made a mistake in conveyancing that is only revealed when the homeowner comes to sell his property, he will have a year from that point to make his grievance known."
• "Sampson says he is unlikely to have many cases like this crossing his desk: "What we will really be looking at will be the service provided by high street lawyers to 'ordinary' people, and issues will relate to mainstream legal services such as conveyancing, probate and divorce.""
• "For all the talk of efficiencies on the production floor and beyond it seems 'conveyancing' is as good an indicator of change and its glacial pace as anything else."