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administer
-is·ter·ing vt 1 : to manage the affairs of (as a government or agency) 2 a : to direct or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of [ a trust fund] b : to settle (an estate)
breach
: a violation in the performance of or a failure to perform an obligation created by a promise, duty, or law without excuse or justification breach of duty : a breach of a duty esp. by a … breach 1 a : a violation in the performance of or a failure to perform an obligation created by
Cleopatra
a queen of Egypt b 69 b c d 30 b c
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credit
recognition see also full faith and credit 2 a : the balance in an account which may be drawn upon and repaid later compare loan b : the use of resources (as money) in the present obtained
Challenge
the special friend of either party or is an arbitrator in the same matter, and has treated thereof. (b) A challenge for favour, being such as implies at least a probability of bias or partiality in the sheriff, … to the array is an exception to all the jurors returned by the sheriff collectively, not for any defect in them, but for some partiality or default in the sheriff or his under-officer who arrayed the panel;
Record
attainder; (2) ministerial, on oath, being an office or inquisition found; (3) by way of conveyance, as a deed enrolled. As to ancient public records generally, see Hubback on Succession, pp. 607 et seq. The Record Offices … the kingdom are placed under the superintendence of the Master of the Rolls, and a Record Office established by the (English) Public Record Office Act, 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 94). The (English) Public Record Office
give
from one's authority or custody [the sheriff gave the prisoner to the warden] b : to execute and deliver [all officers must bond] c : to communicate or impart to another [failed to adequate notice] d :
redeem
b : to exercise an equity of redemption in (real property) by payment in full of a mortgage debt after default but prior to a foreclosure becoming effective [a right to property prior to the actual sale
descend
descend : to pass by inheritance de·scen·di·bil·i·ty [-sen-də-bi-lə-tē] n de·scend·ible [-sen-də-bəl] adj
Collateral
hangs by the side; applied in several ways, thus:--collateral assurance, that which is made over and above the deed itself; collateral consanguinity or kindred, which descend from the same stock or ancestor as the lineal relation, but … Collateral, indirect, sideways, that which hangs by the side; applied in several ways, thus:--collateral assurance, that which is made over and above the deed itself;
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