Quitclaim

[2] Originally a common-law concept dating back to Medieval England, the expression is in modern times mostly restricted to North American law, where it often refers specifically to a transfer of ownership or some other interest in real property.

Specific situations where a precise definition of the grantor's interest (if any) may be unnecessary include property transferred as a gift, to a family member, or into a business entity.

[6] Quitclaim may originally have been an oral transaction, but by the thirteenth century a formal sealed document or court record had become necessary.

[6] A famous early example is the Quitclaim of Canterbury of 1189, by which Richard I reversed the Treaty of Falaise, transferring his claims on Scotland to William the Lion.

[9] Because of the lack of warranty, quitclaim deeds are most often used in specific situations where a precise definition of the grantor's interest is unnecessary, such as where property is being transferred as a gift, to a family member, or into a business entity.