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Approve

Legal Definition and Related Resources of Approve

Meaning of Approve

To increase the profits upon a thing. Used of common or waste lands which were inclosed and devoted to husbandry. 3 Kent, Comm. 406; Old Nat. Brev. 79. While confessing crime one’s self, to accuse another of the same crime. It is so called because the accuser must prove what he asserts. Staundf. P. C. 142; Cromp. Jus. Peace, 250. To vouch; to appropriate; to improve. Kelham.

What does Approve mean in American Law?

The definition of Approve in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

See approval. For an old criminal-law meaning, see approver.

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Synonyms of Approve

verb

  • accede to
  • accept
  • acquiesce in
  • adopt
  • advocate
  • affirm
  • agree to
  • allow
  • approbare
  • approbate
  • assent to
  • authenticate
  • authorize
  • be in favor of
  • be satisfied with
  • certify
  • comprobare
  • concur in
  • confirm
  • consent to
  • countenance
  • endorse
  • favor
  • make valid
  • probare
  • ratify
  • sanction
  • second
  • support
  • sustain
  • uphold
  • validate

English Spanish Translation of Approve

Aprobar

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