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adjudge

adjudge ([schwa]-j[schwa]j), vb. 1. ADJUDICATE(1). 2. To deem or pronounce to be. 3. To award judicially. 4. Scots law. (Of a creditor) to take a debtor’s estate through adjudication. See ADJUDICATION(3). 5. To award (some or all of a debtor’s estate) to a creditor.

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hold

hold, n. Archaic. In England, tenure. • This word occurs most often in conjunction with others — for example, freehold, leasehold — and rarely in its separate form. See HOLDING(4). hold, vb. 1. To possess by a lawful title (Sarah holds the account as her separate property). 2. (Of a court) to adjudge or decide

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