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take vb took, tak·en, tak·ingvt1 a: to obtain control, custody, or possession of often by assertive or intentional meansb: to seize or interfere with the use of (property) by governmental authority; specif: to acquire title to for public use by eminent domain2 a: to undertake the duties oftake officeb: to bind oneself by3: to get in writing4 a: to accept the tender of (as a promise)b: to accept (as an oath, affidavit, or deposition) in a legal capacity (as by administering or witnessing)5 a: to set in motiontake an appealb: to claim or exercise as an option or righttake depreciation6: to put or set forthtake an exceptionvi: to obtain ownership or possession of propertytake free of a security interest; specif: to receive the title to an estatetake the Fifth: to exercise the privilege against self-incrimination based on the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(acquire) verb
adopt, attach, carry, derive, endure, excise, gain, get, impound, impress, obtain, preempt, procure, profit, reap, secure, sequester
associated concepts: take effect, take over
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(deceive) verb
betray, cheat, cozen, defraud, dupe, fool, gull, lead astray, mislead, victimize
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(seize) verb
apprehend, appropriate, arrogate, capture, confiscate, embeiizle, extort, grab, hijack, impound, loot, pilfer, plunder, purloin, usurp
associated concepts: burglaiy, grand larceny, grand theft, larceny, take a case from the jury, trespassing
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(understand) verb
adopt, catch on, estimate, get the meaning of, grasp the meaning, hold as, set down as account as, take for, view as
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acquire (secure), adopt, apprehend (airest), appropriate, attach (seize), carry (transport), derive (receive), despoil, endure (suffer), excise (levy a tax), gain, hijack, impound, impress (procure by force), inherit, loot, obtain, partake, pilfer, plunder, preempt, procure, profit, purloin, reap, receive (acquire), seize (apprehend), seize (confiscate), sequester (seize property), spoils, transport, trust, usurp
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To grasp or lay hold of something; to seize a person or thing; to steal something; to assume ownership of something; to receive title to property.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To gain or obtain possession. For example, when beneficiary is named in a will to receive a gift, that person takes the gift under the will. In criminal law, stealing is an unlawful taking.Category: Criminal LawCategory: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates → Wills
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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v.to gain or obtain possession, including the receipt of a legacy from an estate, getting title to real property or stealing an object.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
