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  • 91assess — as·sess /ə ses/ vt 1: to determine the rate or amount of (as a tax) 2 a: to impose (as a tax) according to an established rate b: to subject to a tax, charge, or levy each property owner was assess ed an additional five dollars 3 …

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  • 92liquidate — liq·ui·date / li kwə ˌdāt/ vb dat·ed, dat·ing vt 1: to determine by agreement or litigation the precise amount of; also: to settle (a debt) by payment or other adjustment 2 a: to determine the liabilities and apportion the assets of esp. in… …

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  • 93post mortem — post mor·tem 1 /ˌpōst mȯr təm/ adj: done, occurring, or collected after death post mortem 2 n: autopsy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 94prove — / prüv/ vt proved, proved, or, prov·en, / prü vən/, prov·ing 1: to test the truth, validity, or genuineness of prove a will at probate 2 a: to establish the existence, truth, or validity of the charges were never …

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  • 95settle — set·tle vb set·tled, set·tling vt 1: to resolve conclusively settle a question of law 2: to establish or secure permanently a settled legal principle 3 …

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  • 96South African contract law — is essentially a modernised version of the Roman Dutch law of contract, [1] which is itself rooted in Roman law. In the broadest definition, a contract is an agreement entered into by two or more parties with the serious intention of creating a… …

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  • 97Normandy Archaeological Project — The Normandy Archaeological Project was a rescue excavation designed to preserve the archaeological history of the area before it became submerged by the construction of the Normandy Reservoir Dam through funding from the Tennessee Valley… …

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  • 98calculate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. compute, reckon; count, appraise; estimate; informal, consider, deem, figure. See numeration, expectation, plan. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To determine, especially by using mathematics] Syn. compute,… …

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  • 99learn — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To acquire mentally] Syn. acquire, receive, imbibe, get, absorb, assimilate, digest, take in, drink in, pick up, read, master, ground oneself in, peruse, con, pore over, study, gain information, learn by heart, memorize, be… …

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  • 100see — I [[t]si[/t]] v. saw, seen, see•ing 1) to perceive with the eyes; look at 2) to view; visit or attend as a spectator 3) to perceive (things) mentally; understand 4) to construct a mental image of; visualize 5) to accept or imagine as acceptable:… …

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