Law Dictionary Definitions

take care of. 1. To support or look after (a person).2. To pay (a debt).3. To attend to (some matter). [Blacks Law 8th]

take by stealth.To steal (personal property); to pilfer or filch. [Cases: Larceny 1, 12. C.J.S. Larceny §§ 1(1, 2), 4–7, 9, 33–35, 50.] [Blacks Law 8th]

take back,vb. To revoke; to retract. [Blacks Law 8th]

take away,vb. Hist. To entice or persuade (a female under the age of 18) to leave her family for purposes of marriage, prostitution, or illicit sex. See ABDUCTION(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

take a deposition.To obtain the testimony of a witness by deposition. See DEPOSITION(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

final order [Blacks Law 8th]

take a default judgment.To reduce to final judgment a defendant’s failure to timely answer a lawsuit. • The process usu. involves informing the court of the defendant’s failure to answer, proving damages, and submitting a proposed judgment for the judge to sign. See DEFAULT [Blacks Law 8th]

take,vb.1. To obtain possession or control, whether legally or illegally .2. To seize with authority; to confiscate or apprehend .3. To acquire (property) for public use by eminent domain; (of a governmental entity) to seize or condemn property . [Cases: Eminent Domain 1–65. C.J.S. Eminent Domain §§ 2–70, 82–83, 87–97, 104, 106–108, 115; Zoning and…

tainted stock.See STOCK [Blacks Law 8th]

box-top license.See shrink-wrap license under LICENSE.[Blacks Law 8th]