Accelerate - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition accelerate

accelerate

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vt
: to bring about at an earlier time: as
a : to advance (the maturity date of a security agreement) so that payment of the debt in full is due immediately see also acceleration clause
b : to cause (a future interest in property) to vest by removing the preceding interests (as by failure or premature termination)
vi
: to enforce an acceleration clause [held that the creditor's right to was suspended "J. J. White and R. S. Summers"]
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