conveyance
n.a vehicle or a way of moving people or things from one place to another. In legal terms, it often refers to the act of passing ownership of property to someone else.
n.the act of transferring property or the vehicle used for such a transfer. In a legal context, it specifically refers to the formal act of transferring title or ownership.
“The conveyance of the property took several weeks to complete.”
“The lawyer handled the conveyance of the land, ensuring all legal documents were signed and filed correctly.”
“While the physical conveyance of the goods was handled by a logistics firm, the legal conveyance of the title remained pending until the final payment was processed.”
From Middle English conveiance, conveyaunce, equivalent to convey + -ance.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.