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   engrossment

   /ɛŋˈɡrəʊsm(ə)nt/

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   • 1. the final version of a legal document, especially a deed or statute.

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   What does engross mean?

   • Sense 3, from Middle English engrossen, to make a finished copy of a legal document, from Anglo-Norman engrosser, from Medieval Latin ingrossāre : Latin in-, in; see en-1 + grossa, a copy in a large hand (from Late Latin grossus, thick ).] en·gross′er n. en·gross′ment n. These verbs mean to possess or control exclusively: Her reading engrosses her.

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   What is the process of engrossing?

   • The process of engrossing is the printing of an act in its final form and its enrollment. West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc.

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   What is engrossment in law?

   • Engrossment is also used to describe a step in the enactment of statutes. During the legislative process, a bill may be debated, read, altered, or amended until it is ultimately passed in a final form. The process of engrossing is the printing of an act in its final form and its enrollment. West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2.

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   What does engrossen mean?

   • b. To write or print the final draft of (an official document). [Middle English engrossen, to collect in large quantity, monopolize, from Old French engrossier, from en gros, in large quantity : en, in (from Latin in; see in-2) + gros, large; see gross.

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   Engrossment can mean the final version of a legal document or a feeling of great interest in something. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation and translations in different languages.

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     ENGROSSMENT meaning: 1. the final version of a legal...

   • Znaczenie Engrossment, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     engrossment definicja: 1. the final version of a legal...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     engrossment 의미, 정의, engrossment의 정의: 1. the final version of...

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   Engrossment is the act of engrossing or the state of being absorbed or occupied. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Engrossment definition: the act of engrossing. . See examples of ENGROSSMENT used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › engrossmentENGROSSMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 meanings: 1. a deed or other document that has been engrossed 2. the state of being engrossed.... Click for more definitions.

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   the mental state of being preoccupied by something. synonyms: absorption, preoccupancy, preoccupation. see more. noun. the quality of being intent and concentrated. synonyms: intentness.

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   1. To occupy exclusively; absorb: a novel that engrosses every reader. 2. To acquire most or all of (a commodity); monopolize (a market). 3. a. To write or transcribe in a large, clear hand. b. To write or print the final draft of (an official document).

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   Definition of 'engrossment' Word Frequency. engrossment in American English. (enˈɡrousmənt) noun. 1. the act of engrossing. 2. the state of being engrossed or absorbed. to read with engrossment. 3. an engrossed copy of a document. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.