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verb
To transfer one's obligations from one person to another person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: law
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verb
To consent to the transfer of one's obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: law
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verb
To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a particular court) over one's dispute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: law
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verb
acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: admit, acknowledge
History
From Middle English attournen, from Old French atorner (“designate”), from a- (“to”) + torner (“turn”).
