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  • 31To put the last hand to — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …

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  • 32the Pledge of Allegiance — UK / US a short speech that US citizens recite (= learn and say), in which they formally promise to be loyal to their country. Children say this every morning in most US schools. • Cultural note: As soon as someone becomes a new US citizen, they… …

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  • 33To put a case — Case Case, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to happen. Cf. {Chance}.] 1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] By aventure, or sort, or cas. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an… …

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  • 34To put up the spout — Spout Spout, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See {Spout}, v. t.] 1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip, pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is… …

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  • 35pawn — 1 / pȯn/ n 1 a: a pledge and transfer of possession of movable or personal property to a creditor which gives the creditor the privilege of satisfying the debt from the property (as by selling it) if the debt is not repaid within a specified… …

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  • 36Mortgage loan — Mortgage redirects here. For other uses, see Mortgage (disambiguation). Finance Financial markets …

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  • 37Mortgage — A mortgage is the pledging of a property to a lender as a security for a mortgage loan. While a mortgage in itself is not a debt, it is evidence of a debt. It is a transfer of an interest in land, from the owner to the mortgage lender, on the… …

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  • 38Mortgage law — This article is about the legal mechanisms used to secure the performance of obligations, including the payment of debts, with property. For loans secured by mortgages, such as residential housing loans, and lending practices or requirements, see …

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  • 39Hypotheca — Hy po*the ca, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a thing subject to some obligation, fr. ? to put under, put down, pledge. See {Hypothesis}.] (Rom. Law) An obligation by which property of a debtor was made over to his creditor in security of his debt. [1913… …

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  • 40hypothec — [hī päth′ek΄, hī päth′ik; hi päth′ek΄, hipäth′ ik] n. [Fr hypothèque < LL hypotheca, a pledge, security < Gr hypothēkē, something put under (obligation), pledge < hypotithenai, to put under, pledge: see HYPOTHESIS] Civil Law security or… …

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