accede


accede
ac·cede /ak-'sēd, ik-/ vi ac·ced·ed, ac·ced·ing
1 a: to become a party (as to an agreement) by associating oneself with others
they were invited to accede to the covenant
b: to express approval or give consent
the banker asks for collateral. The debtor...accede s, and transfers some of his property — In re Patterson, 139 F. Supp. 830 (1956)
2: to assume an office or position
acceded to the governorship
3 a: to become added by way of growth, increase, improvement, or labor
the various improvements...had acceded to the realty and had become “fixtures” — Graham v. Henderson, 608 S.W.2d 150 (1980)
b: to come into control or ownership of something
a trustee in bankruptcy specifically accede s to all property of the debtor — Directory Int'l Inc. v. Bates Mfg. Co., 91 B.R. 738 (1988)

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

accede
I (concede) verb abide by, accept, accord, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, agree to, approve, assent, back down, capitulate, comply, concur, conform, consent, deign, give assent, give in, grant, obey, permit, submit, subscribe to, succumb, surrender, vouchsafe, yield, yield assent II (succeed) verb assume, attain, become heir to, come after, come next, displace, follow in order, inherit, reach, replace, supersede, supplant, take the place of III index acknowledge (respond), admit (concede), agree (comply), allow (endure), assent, cede, coincide (concur), concede, confirm, conform, consent, defer (yield in judgment), grant (concede), obey, relent, sanction, submit (yield), succumb, suffer (permit), yield (submit)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


accede
To consent or to agree, as to accede to another's point of view. To enter an office or to accept a position, as to accede to the presidency.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


accede
To consent or to agree, as to accede to another's point of view. To enter an office or to accept a position, as to accede to the presidency.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

Synonyms:
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