Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 46:2-3

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
Nothing in this title contained providing for or requiring the recording of any deed or instrument in full shall be construed to affect or impair the effect of any mortgage or the registry thereof which has been or shall be registered as provided by chapter 17 of this title (s. 46:17-1 et seq.).