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title insurance
noun
: insurance against loss due to an unknown defect in a title or interest in real estate
Examples of title insurance in a Sentence
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Tribal officials argued that the easement agreement for the roads on tribal land had expired more than 10 years prior, and the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs and the title insurance companies that represent the properties hadn’t negotiated in good faith to extend the agreements.
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Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
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The program has no income limit and in some cases includes an appraisal credit, lender credit for a one-year home warranty, housing counseling credit, temporary buy down, and title insurance credit.
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Chicago Title National Commercial Services California is part of the Fidelity National Financial companies, a group of title companies and title insurance underwriters.
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Samantha Gowen, Orange County Register, 10 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
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“Title insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/title%20insurance. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Legal Definition
title insurance
noun
: insurance that compensates for loss from title defects or encumbrances (as liens) that were unknown but should have been discovered at the time the policy was issued
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Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about title insurance
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