Vest

Definition - Verb
[Anglo-French vestir, literally, to clothe, from Old French, from Latin vestire]
1 a  : to place in the possession, discretion, or province of some person or authority <all legislative powers herein granted shall be ~ed in a Congress of the United States ­U.S. Constitution art. I> <a timely notice of appeal ~s jurisdiction in the appeals court>
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: to give to a person a fixed and immediate right of present or future enjoyment of (as an estate) <an interest ~ed in the beneficiary>
b  : to grant or endow with a particular authority, right, or property <~ a judge with discretion>
: to become vested
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: to entitle one unconditionally to the payment of pension benefits upon termination or retirement <his pension interest will ~ after ten years with the company>
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an officer in a government agency with quasi-judicial functions including conducting hearings, making findings of fact, and making recommendations for resolution of disputes concerning the agency’s actions


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