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waive

reserve 2 : to refrain from enforcing or requiring [some statutes the age requirement "W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al."] waiv·able adj

hostile

the party joined involuntarily render him to the original plaintiff, he must remain a defendant "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] 3 a : adverse to or incompatible with the interests of a property owner [a use] see also

govern

or guiding influence in or over [the testator's assets are ed by will substitutes "W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al."] 3 : to serve as a precedent or deciding principle for [the law ing bills of lading] [United

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file

: bring [threatened to charges] [two separate actions were filed by representatives of the estates "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] vi 1 : to register as a candidate esp. in a primary election 2 : to place items

claim

an accident has…one for a broken arm, another for a ruptured spleen, and so forth "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] ;also : the formal assertion of such a right [bringing a in the district court] b : cause

abeyance

time usually used with in or into [to hold the entry of summary judgment in "J. H. Friedenthal et al."]

account

balance sometimes used in the pl. [trustees filed annual s as required by statute "W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al."] 2 : a periodically rendered reckoning (as one listing charged purchases and credits) 3 : a sum of

accumulation

dividend as principal when local law classifies it as income may be deemed an "W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al."] see also accumulation trust at trust NOTE: Because they prevent the enjoyment and benefit of wealth, accumulations are

aggregate

form an aggregate [they may not if their claims are regarded as “separate and distinct” "J. M. Landers et al."] [a-grə-gət] n 1 : total amount [may sue in federal court if the of the claims exceeds $50,000]

appoint

by a power of appointment [a general power to the corpus of a trust "W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al."] vi : to exercise a power of appointment see also power of appointment ap·point·ive [ə-pȯin-tiv] adj ap·point·ment n

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