A quitclaim deed is a document that transfers ownership of real estate from one person to another. Quitclaim deeds often are used when property isn't sold. Examples include: 1  When the owner dies and bequeaths it to an heir.  When the owner adds the spouse's name to the title.
Dumb is a related term of dummy. From (etyl) dumb, from (etyl) . In ordinary spoken English, a phrase like He is dumb is interpreted as He is stupid rather than He lacks the power of speech. The latter example, however, is the original sense of the word.
Etymology[edit] Apparently modeled on handsome is as handsome does. Attested since at least 1862, but popularized (perhaps independently) by the 1994 film Forrest Gump. stupid is as stupid does. A person's lack of intelligence may be judged by the lack of wisdom of his or her actions.