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ad·min·is·ter /əd-'mi-nə-stər/ vb -is·tered, -is·ter·ingvt1: to manage the affairs of (as a government or agency)2 a: to direct or supervise the execution, use, or conduct ofadminister a trust fundb: to settle (an estate) under a court appointment as administrator or executor3 a: to give rituallyadminister an oathb: to give (as a narcotic) for the purpose of ingestingvi1: to perform the office of an administrator or executor2: to manage or conduct affairsad·min·is·tra·ble /əd-'mi-nə-strə-bəl/ adj
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(conduct) verb
administrate, carry out, control, direct, dispose of, effect, effectuate, enforce, engineer, govern, guide, handle, have executive charge of, manage, mastermind, minister, officiate, operate, overlook, oversee, pilot, prescribe, preside over, procurare, put in force, regulate, rem administrare, rempublicam gubernare, settle, steer, superintend, supervise
associated concepts: administer a bankrupt's assets, administer an estate, administer the law
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(tender) verb
accord, afford, bestow on, confer, deal out, disburse, dispense, disperse, distribute, dole out, extend, give, impart, issue, measure out, mete out, offer, procurare, provide with, render
associated concepts: administer drugs, administer oaths
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allocate, allot, apportion, bestow, commit (perpetrate), conduct, confer (give), contribute (supply), control (regulate), direct (supervise), disburse (distribute), discharge (perform), discipline (control), dispense, disperse (disseminate), distribute, divide (distribute), dominate, drug, exercise (discharge a function), govern, handle (manage), manage, mete, moderate (preside over), officiate, operate, overlook (superintend), oversee, parcel, predominate (command), prescribe, preside, provide (supply), regulate (manage), resort, rule (govern), superintend, supply
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To manage; to run (a business or other operation); to make someone take an oath; to enforce a decree.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1) To conduct the duties of a job or position.2) To manage the affairs of the estate of a person who has died under supervision of the local probate court.3) To give an oath to someone who is about to testify in court or assume governmental office, as in "administer the oath." (See also: executor, probate)Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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To give an oath, as to administer the oath of office to the president at the inauguration.To direct the transactions of business or government. Immigration laws are administered largely by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. To take care of affairs, as an executor administers the estate of a deceased person. To directly cause the ingestion of medications or poisons.To apply a court decree, enforce its provisions, or resolve disputes concerning its meaning.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To give an oath, as to administer the oath of office to the president at the inauguration.To direct the transactions of business or government. Immigration laws are administered largely by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. To take care of affairs, as an executor administers the estate of a deceased person. To directly cause the ingestion of medications or poisons.To apply a court decree, enforce its provisions, or resolve disputes concerning its meaning.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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v.1) to conduct the duties of a job or position.2) particularly, to manage the affairs of the estate of a person who has died under supervision of the local court.3) to give an oath, as in "administer the oath."
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
