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take

v. to gain or obtain possession, including the receipt of a legacy from an estate, getting title to real property, or stealing an object.

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TAKE. This is a technical expression which signifies to be entitled to; as, a devisee will take under the will. To take also signifies to seize, as to take and carry away.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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Between the extrusion tool and the beginning of the cooling line there are also the take-away conveyor for pulling the profile out of the tool; the shrinkage conveyor for relaxation of deformation stresses in the profile; the continuous weighing scales for continuous check of the profile weight; the width measuring device for continuous check of the total profile width; and the profile measuring device for monitoring the cross-section of the profile.
"It reminded me of a time when the Chinese take-away was new and quite rare.
Planners, health professionals and teachers are among those invited to attend a conference Called Lessons to Take-Away, at The Public, in West Bromwich.
Geordies prefer fish and chips over any other take-away according to new research.
However, her latest idea to provide a hot pasta meal in a take-away format has really appealed to the students.
PLANS to turn a former Coventry supermarket into a take-away should give a boost to residents who are short of community facilities, councillors heard yesterday.
Villagers at the ancient centre of England are celebrating victory in their long-running fight to stop a take-away restaurant being built on the historic site.
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