Escrow

Legal Definition and Related Resources of Escrow

Meaning of Escrow

A writing , such as a deed or a release , sealed and delivered to a third party , i.e., a person not a party to the instrument , to be held by such third party until the fulfilment of certain conditions and then to be delivered by him to the other party to take effect . Campbell v Barber, (Tex.Civ.App.) 272 S. W.2d 750. A document is said to be so delivered if it is delivered in circumstances which show that it is to take effect only when such and such a condition has been performed. If the condition is not performed, then the document does not take effect. Young v Clarendon township , 132 U.S. 340, 10 S.Ct. 107.

Escrow Alternative Definition

The delivery of a deed or other instrument (31 111. 538), actually executed and ready for delivery -(42 Wis. 440) to a stranger to the instrument (13 Ohio St. 254) , to be by him delivered to the person for whose benefit it is made, on the performance of a condition, or the happening of a contingency (90 Ala. 294), or to be redelivered to the depositor on failure thereof (24 Neb. 86).

Synonyms of Escrow

noun

  • conditional deed held in trust
  • conditional instrument
  • contingent deed held in trust
  • entrustment
  • instrument held until the performance of a condition
  • written instrument of contingency

Definition of Escrow in the Free Online Notary Dictionary

Putting Documents, Property, Or Funds In The Hands Of An Independent Third Party.

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English Legal System: Escrow

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Escrow :

See deed.

Escrow Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)

The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Escrow in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: Money or property put into the custody of a third party for delivery to a GRANTEE, only after fulfillment of specified conditions.

Meaning of Escrow in the U.S. Legal System

Definition of Escrow published by the National Association for Court Management: Money or a written instrument such as a deed that, by agreement between two parties, is held by a neutral third party (held in escrow) until all conditions of the agreement are met.

Concept of Escrow in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Escrow: Delivery of a deed by a grantor to a third party for delivery to the grantee upon the happening of a contingent event. Modernly, in some states, all instruments necessary to the sale (including funds) are delivered to a third (neutral) party, with instructions as to their use.

Concept of Escrow in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Escrow: Delivery of a deed by a grantor to a third party for delivery to the grantee upon the happening of a contingent event. Modernly, in some states, all instruments necessary to the sale (including funds) are delivered to a third (neutral) party, with instructions as to their use.

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