take vb took, tak·en, tak·ing
vt
1 a: to obtain control, custody, or possession of often by assertive or intentional means
b: to seize or interfere with the use of (property) by governmental authority; specif: to acquire title to for public use by eminent domain
2 a: to undertake the duties of
take office
b: to bind oneself by
3: to get in writing
4 a: to accept the tender of (as a promise)
b: to accept (as an oath, affidavit, or deposition) in a legal capacity (as by administering or witnessing)
5 a: to set in motion
take an appeal
b: to claim or exercise as an option or right
take depreciation
6: to put or set forth
take an exception
vi: to obtain ownership or possession of property
take free of a security interest; specif: to receive the title to an estate
take the Fifth: to exercise the privilege against self-incrimination based on the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.