:to obtain control, custody, or possession of often by assertive or intentional means
b:to seize or interfere with the use of (property) by governmental authority
specif:to acquire title to for public use by eminent domain
2 a:to undertake the duties of ⁓ office
b:to bind oneself by ⁓ an oath
3:to get in writing
4 a:to accept the tender of (as a promise)
b:to accept (as an oath, affidavit, or deposition) in a legal capacity (as by administering or witnessing)
5 a:to set in motion ⁓ an appeal
b:to claim or exercise as an option or right ⁓ depreciation
6:to put or set forth ⁓ an exception
vi:to obtain ownership or possession of property ⁓ free of a security interest
specif:to receive the title to an estate ⁓ as an heir
take the Fifth:to exercise the privilege against self-incrimination based on the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution