LETTERS PATENT Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the phrase letters patent. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for LETTERS PATENT
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charter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation • a contract to hire or lease transportation verb • hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services • grant a charter to • engage for service under a term of contract | ||||||||
decree | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) verb • issue a decree • decide with authority | ||||||||
grant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) • any monetary aid • the act of providing a subsidy • United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) • 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) • (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance • a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business • a right or privilege that has been granted verb • let have • give as judged due or on the basis of merit • be willing to concede • allow to have • bestow, especially officially • give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another • transfer by deed | ||||||||
warrant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts • a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price • formal and explicit approval • a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications verb • provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action) • stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of | ||||||||
patent | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention • an official document granting a right or privilege adjective satellite • (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage • clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment verb • obtain a patent for • grant rights to; grant a patent for • make open to sight or notice |