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term:<\/p>\n

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vt<\/p><\/dt>\n

1 a<\/b> :<\/b> to receive with consent [ a gift] [ service]
b<\/b> :<\/b> to assent to the receipt of and treat in such a way as to indicate ownership of [ed<\/i> the shipment despite discovering defects in the merchandise] compare reject<\/a> NOTE: Under section 2-606(1) of the Uniform Commercial Code, a buyer accepts goods if: 1) he or she indicates to the seller after a reasonable opportunity to inspect them that he or she will keep them; 2) he or she fails to effectively reject them; 3) he or she acts in a way that is inconsistent with seller’s ownership of the goods. <\/i>
2<\/b> :<\/b> to make an affirmative or favorable response to
;specif<\/i>
:<\/b> to indicate by words or action one’s assent to (an offer) and willingness to enter into a contract NOTE: A contract is created when the offer is accepted. <\/i>
3<\/b> :<\/b> to assume orally, in writing, or by conduct an obligation to pay [ing<\/i> a draft]
4<\/b> of a deliberative body<\/i>
:<\/b> to receive (a report) officially (as from a committee)
vi<\/i>
1<\/b> :<\/b> to receive favorably something offered usually used with of<\/i> [no person…shall… of any present “U.S. Constitution<\/i> art. I”]
2<\/b> :<\/b> to receive and assume ownership of goods [under section 2-606(1), buyer has ed<\/i> if he has done any of the acts described therein “J. J. White and R. S. Summers”]
ac·cep·tance [ik-sep-təns, ak-]
n<\/i>
<\/b><\/i>
ac·cept·er
or<\/i>
ac·cep·tor<\/b>
[-tər]
<\/b><\/i>
n<\/i>
<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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