- engrossment
- noun /ɛnˈɡɹəʊsmənt/b) The fact or instance of writing in a legal document.
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Engrossment — En*gross ment, n. 1. The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed. [1913 Webster] Engrossments of power and favor. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislative bill, goods, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
engrossment — index compulsion (obsession), contemplation, notice (heed), obsession, preoccupation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. Wil … Law dictionary
engrossment — /en grohs meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of engrossing. 2. the state of being engrossed or absorbed: to read with engrossment. 3. an engrossed copy of a document. [1520 30; ENGROSS + MENT] * * * … Universalium
engrossment — noun Date: 1526 1. the act of engrossing 2. the state of being absorbed or occupied ; preoccupation … New Collegiate Dictionary
engrossment — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. intentness, preoccupation, study; see reflection 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Total occupation of the attention or of the mind: absorption, enthrallment, immersion, preoccupation, prepossession. See EXCITE … English dictionary for students
engrossment — en gross·ment || mÉ™nt n. act of buying wholesale to create a monopoly; state of being completely absorbed or occupied; act of writing a document in large clear letters or in a formal style; document which has been engrossed … English contemporary dictionary
engrossment — noun Law the final version of a legal document … English new terms dictionary
engrossment — n. 1. Absorption, monopoly forestalling. 2. Engrossed copy … New dictionary of synonyms
engrossment — n 1. absorption, absorbing, immersion, immersing; preoccupation, preoccupying, obsession, obsessing, consumption, consuming, devourment, devouring, Inf. bag, Sl. hang up; involvement, involving, occupation, occupying, engagement, engaging,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
engrossment — en·gross·ment … English syllables
