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Answer for the clue "Transfer legally ", 6 letters:
remise

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Word definitions for remise in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
in law, "give up, surrender, make over to another," late 15c., from noun remise , from Old French remise , past participle of remettre "to send back," from Latin remittere (see remit ). Related: Remised ; remising .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The remise is a renewal of an attack in fencing . It is performed when one fencer's attack has failed, either because their opponent has parried or they missed. If the attacker immediately continues their attack in the same line, they have executed a remise. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context music English) The repetition or return of the opening material later in a composition. 2 (context fencing English) A renewal of a failed action, without withdrawing the arm. 3 (cx historical English) A house for covered carriages; a chaise ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Remise \Re*mise"\, n. A house for covered carriages; a chaise house. --Sterne. A livery carriage of a kind superior to an ordinary fiacre; -- so called because kept in a remise. --Cooper.

Usage examples of remise.

Before I went in to present myself, I went to look in the remises at his carriage.

This technique implied the existence of garages specializing in “stage-automobile” operations, but I never could discover the remises he used.