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PARTICIPATE

term that means to have a share in or to join in with others in an enterprise or an endeavour.

PERSUADE

term that meant to influence a person to come to a decision or to do something.

IN TRUST

a term that describes a property that is given over or entrusted to another person to take of.

PRESUME

a term that means to believe, acceot as true or to assume.

ACQUIRE

The action of buying or gaining the possession of property.

EQUALIZE

This mans to make the same and uniform and to make equal.

DISAPPROVE

This term means to disallow or to render an unfavourable judgement and to refuse to confirm the nomination or the appointment of an official.

RESETTLEMENT

to re-open a court decree to insert a provision that has been accidentally omitted at the time of settlement.

SETTLE A DOCUMENT

a term to amend or correct and to put a document into its legal language and proper form.

DISBURSE

a term that means to pay out or to expend.

IMPERSONATE

the term that describes a person who is pretending to be someone else.

DISTORT

This means to give a false meaning to something and to misrepresent.

STAND MUTE

a term given to a person who refused to plead either innocent or guilty and the judge will assume a plea of not guilty.

ACCRUE

Able to increase, such as to gain interest that is then added to the original capital.

RENDER

a term that means to perform a service, to deliver or to yield and give up.

WAIVE

This means to relinquish or to give up a right, benefit or privilege and implies that the person knows what he is doing.

POCKET VETO

vetoing of a bill by an executive by not acting in the time given by law.

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