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ac·cede /ak-'sēd, ik-/ vi ac·ced·ed, ac·ced·ing1 a: to become a party (as to an agreement) by associating oneself with othersthey were invited to accede to the covenantb: to express approval or give consentthe banker asks for collateral. The debtor...accede s, and transfers some of his property — In re Patterson, 139 F. Supp. 830 (1956)2: to assume an office or positionacceded to the governorship3 a: to become added by way of growth, increase, improvement, or laborthe various improvements...had acceded to the realty and had become “fixtures” — Graham v. Henderson, 608 S.W.2d 150 (1980)b: to come into control or ownership of somethinga trustee in bankruptcy specifically accede s to all property of the debtor — Directory Int'l Inc. v. Bates Mfg. Co., 91 B.R. 738 (1988)
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(concede) verb
abide by, accept, accord, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, agree to, approve, assent, back down, capitulate, comply, concur, conform, consent, deign, give assent, give in, grant, obey, permit, submit, subscribe to, succumb, surrender, vouchsafe, yield, yield assent
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(succeed) verb
assume, attain, become heir to, come after, come next, displace, follow in order, inherit, reach, replace, supersede, supplant, take the place of
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acknowledge (respond), admit (concede), agree (comply), allow (endure), assent, cede, coincide (concur), concede, confirm, conform, consent, defer (yield in judgment), grant (concede), obey, relent, sanction, submit (yield), succumb, suffer (permit), yield (submit)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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To consent or to agree, as to accede to another's point of view. To enter an office or to accept a position, as to accede to the presidency.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To consent or to agree, as to accede to another's point of view. To enter an office or to accept a position, as to accede to the presidency.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.