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"Section C"

pr. & vb. n. Conveying.]
[OF. conveir, convoier, to escort, convoy, F.
convoyer, LL. conviare, fr. L. con- +
via way. See Viaduct, Voyage, and cf.
Convoy.] 1. To carry from one place
to another; to bear or transport.


I will convey them by sea in floats.

1 Kings v. 9.


Convey me to my bed, then to my grave.

Shak.


2. To cause to pass from one place or
person to another; to serve as a medium in carrying (anything)
from one place or person to another; to transmit; as, air
conveys sound; words convey ideas.


3. To transfer or deliver to another; to
make over, as property;
more strictly (Law), to
transfer (real estate) or pass (a title to real estate) by a
sealed writing.


The Earl of Desmond . . . secretly conveyed
all his lands to feoffees in trust.

Spenser.


4. To impart or communicate; as, to
convey an impression; to convey
information.


Men fill one another's heads with noise and sound,
but convey not thereby their thoughts.


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