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friend·ly adj: agreeable to those affected: not hostilea friendly takeover
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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accessible, affable, affectionate, agreeable, amiable, amicable, auspicious, benevolent, close, companionable, compatible, congenial, cooperative, cordial, devoted, empathetic, encouraging, familiar, fast, favorable, favorably disposed, firm, fond, fraternal, generous, genial, gracious, harmonious, hearty, helpful, homey, hospitable, kind, kind-hearted, loyal, obliging, openhearted, peaceable, pleasant, receptive, sociable, staunch, sympathetic, warm-hearted, welcoming
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amicable, benevolent, close (intimate), harmonious, intimate, peaceable, propitious, receptive
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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