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de·sire vt de·sired, de·sir·ing: to wish for earnestly see also precatory◇ Courts have variously interpreted desire in wills to indicate either a direction of the testator that must be followed or merely an expression of what the testator hoped would happen.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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noun
ambition, appetency, appetite, appetitio, ardent impulse, ardor, aspiration, attraction, avidity, bent, concupiscence, covetousness, craving, cupiditas, cupidity, desiden'um, eagerness, fancy, fondness, hankering, hunger, impulse, inclination, liking, longing, lust, motive, predilection, proclivity, propensity, rapaciousness, thirst, urge, want, will, wish, yearning, yen
associated concepts: precatory words
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verb
apply for, ask, ask for, aspire, be after, be bent upon, be eager, beg a favor, call for, clamor for, covet, crave, cry out for, cupere, desiderare, desiderate, entreat, expetere, express a wish to obtain, have a proclivity, have a yearning, have an appetite, have an impulse, have designs on, have one's heart set on, hope for, incline, like to, long for, make a request for, make application for, press, pursue, put in a claim for, request, solicit, supplicate, urge, want, wish for
associated concepts: precatory words
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choose, conatus, desideratum, design (intent), end (intent), intend, intention, lack, market (demand), need, notion, objective, passion, predilection, predisposition, purpose, pursue (strive to gain), request, require (need), volition
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
