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document of title

noun/ˈdɒkjʊmənt əv ˈtaɪtl/

C1CEFR level
80/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A document whose transfer operates to pass constructive possession of, and the right to claim delivery of, the goods it represents.

Because a straight bill of lading is not a document of title, indorsement did not transfer the right to delivery.

Topic: Shipping & maritime in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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