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Undertake

stipula-tion; to perform or to execute; to covenant; to contract. Hence, to guarantee; be surety for; promise; to accept or take over as a charge; to accept or to accept responsibility for the care of. To engage

acknowledge

acknowledge -edged -edg·ing 1 : to indicate recognition and acceptance of [the power of taxation in the general and state governments is acknowledged to be concurrent "McCulloch v. Maryland, … 316 (1819)"] 2 a : to show by word or act that one has knowledge of and accepts responsibility for (a duty, obligation, or indebtedness) b : to admit paternity of [will the child as his] compare

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Family

only the members of the landlord's family but also those persons who are dependent on him and whose responsibility he has accepted, Kanhaiyalal v. Bapurao, (1989) 1 AI RCJ 161; See also Dwarka Prasad v. Niranjan, (2003) … financial circumstances for whom the insane ward, if competent, would make provision (p. 311). The general or ordinarily accepted meaning of the word 'family', as used in Compensation Act, means a group comprising immediate kindred, consisting of

accommodate

: to make a change or provision for [ a disability] see also reasonable accommodation 2 : to accept without compensation responsibility for a debt of (another person) in the event of nonpayment as a way of

accountable

accountable 1 : liable [ for the burglary] 2 : obliged to accept responsibility [the bank for payment of the check] ac·count·abil·i·ty [ə-kan-tə-bi-lə-tē] n

bear

dividend] 3 a : to admit of : allow [whatever price the market will ] b : assume accept [you legal responsibility for him] vi : to relate or have relevance [will admit evidence ing on her

bondsman

bondsman : one who accepts responsibility as surety for the obligations of another and esp. for bail

joint sponsor

joint sponsor A person who accepts legal responsibility for supporting an immigrant with an I-864 Affidavit of Support along with the sponsor. The joint

Prime Minister

Prime Minister. The statesman who in response to a summons from the King accepts the commission to form a Ministry; the Premier. The expression is of comparatively recent origin, dating from about … Prime Minister. The statesman who in response to a summons from the King accepts the commission to form a Ministry; the Premier. The expression is

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