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Last modified: Thu Feb 23 16:37:37 2006

A legal document intended to bind its signatory to strong legal obligations, such as a transfer of land or execution of certain types of contract (see: ContractByDeed). A deed has historically been associated with a certain degree of ceremony, particularly the requirement that it be `signed, sealed, and delivered'. In recent years this ceremony has become largely symbolic; what distinguishes a contract by deed from a `contract under hand' (see: ContractUnderHand) is the wording used and the fact that it must be signed by a witness (two witnesses in some cases).

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