Legal Definition and Related Resources of Accept

To receive with approval or satisfaction . Receive with intent to retain . In the context of bills of exchange , the term means to recognize the bill, and engage to pay it when due. admit and agree to; as when accepting an offer .

(Admit as sufficient), verb

• accede to
• acquiesce
• admit as satisfactory
• agree to
• allow
• comply
• confirm

(Assent), verb

• accede to
• acquiesce
• affirm
• agree to
• allow
• authorize
• comply
• confirm
• endorse
• ratify
• sanction
• tolerate
• Associated Concepts: accept a contract
• ratification

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Accept in Historical Law

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Abide, Accord, Accord And Satisfaction, Adopt, Counter Offer, De Bene Esse, Disclaim, Disclaimer, Dishonor, Election, Facultative Reinsurance, Judgment In Personam, Marketable Title, Money, Satisfaction.

What does Accept mean in American Law?

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

See acceptance.