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   con·vey·ance

   /kənˈvāəns/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of transporting someone or something from one place to another: "he was building vessels for the conveyance of live cod" Similar transportationtransportcarriagecarryingtransfertransferencemovementdeliveryhaulageportagecartageshipmentfreightage
   • ▪ a means of transportation; a vehicle: formal, humorous "adventurers attempt the trail using all manner of conveyances, including mountain bikes and motorcycles" Similar vehiclemeans/method of transportcarbuscoachvantruckcarriagebicyclemotorbikemotorcyclelorrydated:motor car
   • ▪ the action of making an idea, feeling, or impression known or understandable to someone: "art's conveyance of meaning is complicated" Similar communicationimpartingtransmissionpassing onconveyingexpression
   • 2. the legal process of transferring property from one owner to another: "protective measures that might be taken before the conveyance is concluded" Similar transfertransferencetransferralgrantingcedingdevolutionbequestdemiserare:cession
   • ▪ a legal document effecting the process of transferring property: "the wife's solicitors will submit a draft conveyance or transfer to the husband's solicitors"

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