Make
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
1.
To cause to exist; to form, fashion, or produce; to do, perform, or execute; as to make an issue, to make oath, to make a presentment, 2. To do in form of law; to perform with due formalities; to execute in legal form; as to make answer, to make a return.
3.
To execute as one’s act or obligation; to prepare and sign; to sign, execute, and deliver; as to make a conveyance, to make a note.
4.
To conclude, determine upon, agree to, or execute; as to make a contract.
5.
To cause to happen by one’s neglect or omission; as to make default.
6.
To make acquisition of; to procure; to collect; as to make the money on an execus tion, 7. To have authority or influence; to support or sustain; as in the phrase, “This precedent makes for the plaintiff.”