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vb<\/p><\/dt>\n

ac·crued<\/b>
ac·cru·ing<\/b>
[Middle French accreue<\/i> increase, addition to a property, from feminine of accreu<\/i>, past participle of acreistre<\/i> to increase]
vi<\/i>
1<\/b> :<\/b> to come into existence as an enforceable claim
:<\/b> vest as a right [action…does not until the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known that he may have suffered injury “National Law Journal<\/i>“] NOTE: Statutes of limitations begin to run when a cause of action accrues. <\/i>
2<\/b> :<\/b> to come by way of increase or addition
:<\/b> arise as a growth or result usually used with to<\/i> or from<\/i> [advantages accruing<\/i> to society from the freedom of the press] [interest s<\/i> to the seller as a result of the delay]
3<\/b> :<\/b> to be periodically accumulated in the process of time whether as an increase or a decrease [the accruing<\/i> of taxes] [allowing the receivable interest to ]
vt<\/i>
1<\/b> :<\/b> to accumulate or have due after a period of time [authorized by law to leave…in the maximum amount of 120 days “U.S. Code<\/i>“]
2<\/b> :<\/b> to enter in the books as an accrual <\/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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