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  • 21avouch — avoucher, n. avouchment, n. /euh vowch /, v.t. 1. to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness. 2. to assume responsibility for; vouch for; guarantee. 3. to admit; confess. [1350 1400; ME avouchen < MF&#8230; …

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  • 22acknowledgment — ac·knowl·edg·ment also ac·knowl·edge·ment n 1 a: the act of acknowledging b: the act of admitting paternity compare filiation 2: a thing done or given in recognition of something received an acknowledgment came …

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  • 23affidavit — af·fi·da·vit /ˌa fə dā vət/ n [Medieval Latin, he/she has pledged faith, third singular perfect of affidare see affiant]: a sworn statement in writing made esp. under oath or on affirmation before an authorized magistrate or officer compare&#8230; …

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  • 24attest — at·test /ə test/ vb [Latin attestari, from ad to + testari to call to witness, from testis witness] vt: to bear witness to: affirm to be true or genuine; specif: to authenticate (as a will) by signing as a witness vi: to bear witness: testify&#8230; …

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  • 25contract — con·tract 1 / kän ˌtrakt/ n [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com with, together + trahere to draw] 1: an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to&#8230; …

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  • 26declaration — dec·la·ra·tion n 1: the act of declaring declaration of dividends declaration of war 2 a: the first pleading in a common law action compare complaint …

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  • 27jurat — ju·rat / ju̇r ət, ˌat/ n [short for Latin juratum ( est ) it has been sworn]: a certification added to an affidavit stating when, before whom, and where the affidavit was made Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. jur …

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  • 28assurance — as·sur·ance n 1 a: the act of assuring b: guarantee (3) 2: the act of conveying real property; also: the document by which it is conveyed 3 chiefly Brit …

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  • 29claim — n [Old French, from clamer to call, claim, from Latin clamare to shout, proclaim] 1 a: a demand for something (as money) due or believed to be due; specif: a demand for a benefit (as under the workers compensation law) or contractual payment (as&#8230; …

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  • 30confirmation — con·fir·ma·tion /ˌkän fər mā shən/ n 1: the act or process of confirming, assuring, or upholding seeking confirmation of the agreement; specif: the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body senate confirmation of the Supreme Court&#8230; …

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