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acceptance, acceptation, acquirement, appropriation, assumption, attainment, find, gain, gleaning, intaking, obtainment of property, possession, procuration, procurement, realization, receival, receiving, reception, recipience, stealing, taking
associated concepts: acquisition by purchase, acquisition of assets, acquisition of property, acquisition value
foreign phrases:
- Qui acquirit sibi acquirit haeredibus. — He who acquires for himself acquires for his heirs.II index accession (enlargement), adverse possession, appropriation (taking), assumption (adoption), boom (prosperity), collection (accumulation), cumulation, distress (seizure), profit, realization, receipt (act of receiving), recovery (repossession), replevin, takeover, taking
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.The process of acquiring; something acquired.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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In the context of business combinations, the application of resources by an enterprise to obtain ownership or control of another enterprise.
Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
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acquisition — [ akizisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1283; lat. acquisitio 1 ♦ Action d acquérir. Faire l acquisition d un terrain. ⇒ achat. Dr. Acquisition à titre onéreux, à titre gratuit. Modes d acquisition de la propriété (succession, donation, contrat de vente ou d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ACQUISITION — (Heb. קִנְיָן; kinyan) the act whereby a person voluntarily obtains legal rights. In Jewish law almost all kinds of rights, whether proprietary (jus in rem) or contractual (jus in personam; see obligations ), can be voluntarily acquired only by… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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acquisition — Acquisition. s. m. v. Action d acquerir. Faire un contract d acquisition. depuis cette acquisition, il n est rien arrivé. On dit, Faire une acquisition, pour dire, Acquerir. Acquisition, signifie aussi, La chose acquise. Bonne acquisition. voilà… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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acquisition — Acquisition, Acquisitio. Acquisition de la seigneurie, Vsucapio. Qui a beaucoup {{o=beaucop}} d acquisitions, Peculiosus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
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acquisition — (n.) late 14c., act of obtaining, from O.Fr. acquisicion (13c.) or directly from L. acquisitionem (nom. acquisitio), noun of action from pp. stem of acquirere get in addition, accumulate, from ad extra (see AD (Cf. ad )) + quaerere to seek to… … Etymology dictionary