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v

  1. To make a formal motion or request to a court.
  2. To be relevant; to have bearing upon; to be instructive.
  3. To devote, use, or assign for a particular purpose.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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