purport

  • 31purport — pur•port v. [[t]pərˈpɔrt, ˈpoʊrt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈpɜr pɔrt, poʊrt[/t]] v. t. 1) to present, esp. deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim: a man purporting to be the manager[/ex] 2) to convey; express or imply 3) the meaning, import,… …

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  • 32purport —   n. conveyed or implied meaning; v.t. profess, seem to mean …

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  • 33purport — That which appears on the face of an instrument. The United States v Turner (US) 7 Pet 132, 136, 8 L Ed 633, 635. The apparent, but not necessarily the legal, import of the instrument. Lacy v State, 33 Okla 161, 242 P 296 …

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  • 34purport to establish — pretend to determine …

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  • 35purport clause — A clause in an indictment, setting forth the substance of a written instrument, not purporting to give the precise terms. 27 Am J1st Indict § 85 …

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  • 36Purported — Purport Pur port, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Purporting}.] [OF. purporter, pourporter. See {Purport}, n.] To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; often with an object clause or infinitive. [1913… …

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  • 37Purporting — Purport Pur port, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Purporting}.] [OF. purporter, pourporter. See {Purport}, n.] To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; often with an object clause or infinitive. [1913… …

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  • 38proportum — Purport; meaning; import; signification …

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  • 39purported — purport ► VERB ▪ appear to be or do, especially falsely. ► NOUN 1) the meaning of something. 2) the purpose of something. DERIVATIVES purported adjective purportedly adverb. ORIGIN Latin proportare …

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  • 40purportedly — purport ► VERB ▪ appear to be or do, especially falsely. ► NOUN 1) the meaning of something. 2) the purpose of something. DERIVATIVES purported adjective purportedly adverb. ORIGIN Latin proportare …

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