Robert Cormier
OWN, vb. (bef. 12c) To RIGHTFULY have or POSSESS as property; to have LEGAL TITLE to. ...LEGAL, adj. (lSc) 1. Of or relating to law; falling within the province of law <pro bono legal services>. 2. Established, required, or PERMITTED by law; LAWFUL <it is legal to carry a concealed handgun in some states>. 3. Of or relating to LAW as OPPOSED TO EQUITY. [Cases: Action C=>21.J........buy. See PURCHASE (1)......purchase, n. (lSc) 1. The act or an instance of buying. 2. The acquisition of real property by one's own or another's act (as by will or gift) rather than by descent or inheritance. [Cases: Vendor and Purchaser Cf. DESCENT (1). - purchase, vb. compulsory purchase. Rare. See EMINENT DOMAIN.