DUPLIN COUNTY INSTRUMENT ABBREVIATIONS FOR REAL PROPERTY INDEXING
A
| Affidavit | AFDVT |
| Agreement | AGMT |
| Amendment | AMEND |
| Appointment | APPT |
| Articles of Incorporation | AOI |
| Articles of Merger | AOM |
| Assignment | ASGMT |
| Assumed Business Name | ABN |
| Articles of Amendment | AOA |
| Article of Consolidation | AOC |
| Article of Dissolution | AOD |
| Article of Organization | AOO |
| Article of Reinstatement | AOR |
B
| Bill of Sale | B/S |
| Cancellation of Bond | BOND |
| By-Laws | BY-LAW |
C
| Complaint | COMP |
| Cancellation | CANCEL |
| Cancellation of Bond | BOND |
| Cemetery | CEM |
| Cemetery Deed | CEM/D |
| Certificate | CERT |
| Certificate of Merger | COM |
| Commissioner Deed | CM/D |
| Contract | CONT |
| Consent | CONS |
| Constitution | CONST |
| Covenants | COVNT |
| Change of Business | C/O/B |
| Change of Name | C/O/N |
| Change of Reg. Office | C/O/O |
| Change of Reg. Agent | C/O/A |
D
| Declaration | DECL |
| Deed | DEED |
| Deed of Separation | D/SEP |
| Deed of Correction | D/COR |
| Deed of Release | D/REL |
| Deed of Subordination | D/SUB |
| Deed of Trust | D/T |
| Deed of Easement | D/EASE |
| Dissolution | DISL |
| Division of Land | D/L |
| Declaration of Withdrawal | D/W |
| Declaration of Abandonment & Disclaimer | D/DIS |
| Discharge | DSCGH |
| Disclaimer | DISCL |
| Declaration of Restrictions | D/R |
E
| Easement | EASE |
| Extension of Deed of Trust | EX |
| Extension, Notice of | EXT |
F
| Foreclosure | FORECL |
G
| Grant | GRANT |
H
| Homestead | HSTEAD |
J
| Judgment | JUDG |
L
| Lease | LEASE |
| Lease Agreement | AGMT |
| Letter | LETTER |
| Memo of Lease | LEASE |
| Lien | LIEN |
| Liquidation | LIQ |
| Lis/Pendens | LIS/P |
| Notice of Underground Utilities | LIST |
M
| Map | MAP |
| Memorandum | MEMO |
| Modification Agreement | M/A |
| Mortgage | MTG |
| Mortgage Deed | MTG/D |
| Motion | MOTION |
| Merger | MERGER |
| Minutes | MINUTE |
| Modification | MOD |
| Modification Agreement | M/A |
| Modification of Restrictive Covenants | M/R |
N
| Notice of Extension of Deed of Trust | EXT |
| Notice | NOTICE |
| Note | NOTE |
O
| Option | OPT |
| Orders | ORDERS |
| Ordinance | ORD |
P
| Partial Release | P/R |
| Power of Attorney | P/A |
| Permit | PERMIT |
| Petition | PET |
| Petition & Order | P/O |
| Partnership | PTSHP |
Q
| Quitclaim Deed | QCD |
R
| Renunciation | RENU |
| Rescission | RESCIS |
| Resignation of Trustee | RES/TR |
| Release | REL |
| Report of Commissioner | R/CM |
| Release Deed | REL/D |
| Restrictive Covenants | R/COV |
| Right of Way | RW |
| Reinstatement | R/I |
| Request for Notice | REQ |
| Revocation of Power | REV |
| Resolution | RESOL |
| Rules | RULES |
S
| Satisfaction or Discharge of Deed of Trust | SAT |
| See Instrument | S/INS |
| Separation Agreement | SEP/AG |
| Severance Agreement | SEV/AG |
| Sheriff’s Deed | SHF/D |
| Subordination Agreement | SUB/AG |
| Subordination of Lien | SUB/L |
| Subordination | SUB |
| Subordination Deed | SUB/D |
| Subordination of Mortgage | SUB/M |
| Substitution of Collateral | S/Lien |
| Substitution of Trustee | SUB/TR |
| Supplemental Indenture | S/I |
| Suspension | SUSP |
| Statement | STATE |
| Supplemental Order | S/O |
| Supplemental Mortgage | S/M |
T
| Tax Deed | TAX/D |
| Termination of Future Advance | TERM |
| Timber Release | TM/REL |
| Timber Deed | TM/D |
| Trust | TRUST |
| Trust Agreement | TR/AG |
| Trust Indenture | TR/I |
| Transfer | TRANSF |
| Trustees Deed | TR/D |
U
| Uniform Commercial Code | UCC |
W
| Waiver | WAIVER |
| Will | WILL |
| Writ | WRIT |
Status
| Administrator or Administratrix | ADM |
| Agent | AGENT |
| Associate or Associates | ASSOC |
| Attorney in fact | AIF |
| Bishop | BSHP |
| Clerk of Superior Court | CSC |
| Co-Executor | CO EXEC |
| Co-Trustee | CO TR |
| Commissioner | COMR |
| Conservator | CONS |
| Creator | CREATO |
| Custodian | CUST |
| Deceased | DECD |
| Depositor | DEPOS |
| Estate | EST |
| Executor or Executrix (Post 1994 abbr.) | EXR |
| Executor (Pre 1994 abbr.) | EXEC |
| Executrix (Pre 1994 abbr.) | EXTR |
| Guardian | GDN |
| Guarantor | GUATR |
| Heirs | HEIRS |
| Manager | MGR |
| Member | MEM |
| Mrs. | MRS |
| Next Friend | NF |
| Owner | OWNER |
| Partner | PART |
| Personal Representative | PR |
| President | PRES |
| Receiver | RCVR |
| Secretary | SEC |
| Servicer | SERV |
| Servicer in fact | SIF |
| Settler | SETLR |
| Sheriff | SHF |
| Substitute Trustee | SUB/TR |
| Treasurer | TREAS |
| Trustee | TR |
| Vice Chairman Steward | VC ST |
Suffix
| JR |
| SR |
| I |
| II |
| III |
| IV |
| V |
| JUNIO (Junior as part of name) |