Color Of Title

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Definition: Color Of Title


Color Of Title


What is the dictionary definition of Color Of Title?

Dictionary Definition


n. the appearance of having title to personal or real property by some evidence, but in reality there is either no title or a vital defect in the title. One might show a title document to real property, but in reality he/she may have deeded the property to another; a patent to an invention may have passed to the inventor’s widow, who sells the rights to one party and then, using the original patent documents, sells the patent to a second party based on this “color of title.


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Definition Sources


Definitions for Color Of Title are sourced/syndicated and enhanced from:

  • A Dictionary of Economics (Oxford Quick Reference)
  • Oxford Dictionary Of Accounting
  • Oxford Dictionary Of Business & Management

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