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lift v. (1)举起；提起 (2)清偿；赎取 例如to「lift」a promissory note，指本票的支付或以其它借据取代。 (3)解除；撤销 例如to「lift the bar」of the statute of limitations, or of an estoppel，即指以必要的行为或承诺消除诉讼时效或不容否认的障碍。
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lift, vb. 1. To stop or put an end to; to revoke or rescind (lift the stay). 2. To discharge or pay off (a debt or obligation) (lift a mortgage). [Cases: Mortgages 298(1). C.J.S. Mortgages §§ 451–455, 457–458.] 3. Slang. To steal (lift a purse).