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acquired land.See LAND. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquired federal land.See LAND. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquired distinctiveness.See DISTINCTIVENESS. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquired corporation.See CORPORATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquired allegiance.See ALLEGIANCE.[Blacks Law 8th]

acquire,vb. To gain possession or control of; to get or obtain. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquietatus     (<<schwa>>-kwI-<<schwa>>-tay-t<<schwa>>s),     adj.[Law     Latin]     Hist. Pronounced not guilty by a jury; acquitted. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquiescence  (ak-wee-es-<<schwa>>nts).1.  A  person’s  tacit  or  passive  acceptance;  implied consent to an act. commercial acquiescence.Patents. Action or inaction by a patentee’s competitor that reflects the competitor’s belief that the patent is valid. • A patent owner may use another person’s actions or  inactions, such  as  taking  a  license  or  attempting  to  design around  a  patent,…

acquiesce (ak-wee-es), vb. To accept tacitly or passively; to give implied consent to (an act) <in the end, all the partners acquiesced in the settlement>. — acquiescent,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

acquets  and  gains  (<<schwa>>-kets).Louisiana  law.  The  assets  comprising  the  community property  of  spouses  who  are  subject  to  the  Louisiana  community-property  laws.  —  Often shortened to acquets. [Blacks Law 8th]