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What do “take ground” and “vested in” mean in this context?
Here is an extract from the headnote of a case [1] I am trying to understand:
The defendants, who were wharfingers, agreed with the plaintiff for a
consideration to allow his vessel to discharge ...
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Difference between “testified” and “stated” in a legal context
If you're working in a law firm, do the words "testified" and "stated" have two different meanings?
For example,
The witness testified that...
The witness stated that...
And is it acceptable ...
