Disposing

  • 91BURIAL —    the practice of laying the dead in the ground rather than disposing of their bodies by CREMATION, exposure, or some other means of rapid destruction. It is the TRADITIONAL means of disposing of the dead in CHRISTIANITY and remains the only… …

    Concise dictionary of Religion

  • 92treat — vb 1 parley, negotiate, *confer, commune, consult, advise Analogous words: *discuss, dispute, argue, debate: *consider, weigh, study: *think, reason, deliberate 2 Treat, deal, handle are comparable when they mean to have to do with a person or… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 93devise — [c]/dəˈvaɪz / (say duh vuyz) verb (devised, devising) –verb (t) 1. to order or arrange the plan of; think out; plan; contrive; invent. 2. Law to assign or transmit (property, especially real property) by will. –verb (i) 3. to form a plan;… …

  • 94succession — The devolution of title to property under the law of descent and distribution. The act or right of legal or official investment with a predecessor s office, dignity, possession, or functions; also the legal or actual order of so succeeding from… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 95transfer — verb To convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another; pass or hand over from one to another; specifically, to change over the possession or control of (as, to transfer a title to land). To sell or give. Chappell v. State, 216 Ind.… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 96disposal — n. (usu. foll. by of) 1 the act or an instance of disposing of something. 2 the arrangement, disposition, or placing of something. 3 control or management (of a person, business, etc.). 4 (esp. as waste disposal) the disposing of rubbish. Phrases …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 97dispose of — {v.} 1. To throw away; give away, or sell; get rid of. * /John s father wants to dispose of their old house and buy a new one./ * /The burglars had difficulty in disposing of the stolen jewelry./ 2. To finish. with; settle; complete. * /The boys… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 98dispose of — {v.} 1. To throw away; give away, or sell; get rid of. * /John s father wants to dispose of their old house and buy a new one./ * /The burglars had difficulty in disposing of the stolen jewelry./ 2. To finish. with; settle; complete. * /The boys… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 99Bequeath — Be*queath (b[ e]*kw[=e][th] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bequeathed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bequeathing}.] [OE. biquethen, AS. becwe[eth]an to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be + cwe[eth]an to say, speak. See {Quoth}.] 1. To give or leave by will; to give by …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 100Bequeathed — Bequeath Be*queath (b[ e]*kw[=e][th] ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bequeathed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bequeathing}.] [OE. biquethen, AS. becwe[eth]an to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be + cwe[eth]an to say, speak. See {Quoth}.] 1. To give or leave by will;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English