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  • 91quittance — quit•tance [[t]ˈkwɪt ns[/t]] n. 1) recompense or requital 2) discharge from a debt or obligation 3) a document certifying discharge from debt or obligation, as a receipt • Etymology: 1175–1225; ME quitaunce < OF quitance=quit(er) to quit+ ance …

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  • 92subrogation — The substitution of one person in the place of another with reference to a lawful claim or right against a third person. The principle that when one person has been compelled to pay a debt which ought to have been paid by another, he becomes… …

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  • 93clear — adj 1: unencumbered by outstanding claims or interests a search showed the title was clear 2: free from doubt or ambiguity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 94release — The giving up or abandoning of the claim or right to the person against whom the claim exists or the right is to be enforced or exercised. The discharge of a debt by the act of a party in distinction from an extinguishment which is a discharge by …

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  • 95charge — 1 n 1 a: something required: obligation b: personal management or supervision put the child in his charge c: a person or thing placed under the care of another 2: an authoritative instr …

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  • 96James Monroe: First Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source       Tuesday, March 4, 1817       I should be destitute of feeling if I was not deeply affected by the strong proof which my fellow citizens have given me of their confidence in calling me to the high office whose functions I am …

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  • 97George Morland — (1763 1804) was an English painter of animals and rustic scenes. LifeMorland was born in London on 26 June 1763. His mother was a Frenchwoman, who possessed a small independent property of her own. His grandfather, George H. Morland, was a… …

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  • 98dation in payment — noun The agreed discharge of a debt by giving something differing in character from that of the original debt …

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  • 99François Baby (legislative councillor) — François Baby (19 June 1794 – 6 August 1864), born Charles François Xavier Baby, was a Canadian seigneur, businessman, and legislative councillor. He was the eldest son of François Baby, a seigneur and politician. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early… …

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  • 100full — /fυl/ adjective 1. complete, including everything ♦ we are working at full capacity we are doing as much work as possible ♦ in full discharge of a debt paying a debt completely 2. ♦ in full completely ● a full refund or a refund paid in full ●… …

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