Take

Definition - Verb
1 a  : 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>
: to obtain ownership or possession of property <~ free of a security interest>
specif
: to receive the title to an estate <~ as an heir>
: to exercise the privilege against self-incrimination based on the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution



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collateral estoppel

estoppel by judgment barring the relitigation of issues litigated by the same parties on a different cause of action


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