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undertaking
un·der·tak·ing / ˈəndərˌtāking; ˌəndərˈtā-/ • n. 1. a formal pledge or promise to do something: I give an undertaking that we shall proceed with the legislation. ∎ a task that is taken on; an enterprise: a mammoth undertaking that involved digging into the side of a cliff face. ∎ the action of undertaking to do something: the knowing undertaking of an obligation. 2. / ˈəndərˌtāking/ the management of funerals as a profession. |
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"undertaking." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "undertaking." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-undertaking.html "undertaking." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-undertaking.html |
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UNDERTAKINGA written promise offered as security for the performance of a particular act required in a legal action. In a criminal case, an undertaking of bail is security for the appearance of the defendant. In the event the defendant fails to appear, the amount posted as bail is forfeited. An undertaking with adequate security is a bond. The term is used in a general sense to refer to any type of promise or stipulation. |
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"Undertaking." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Undertaking." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437704487.html "Undertaking." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437704487.html |
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undertaking
•backing, blacking, packing, sacking, tracking, whacking
•ranking, spanking
•nerve-racking
•marking, sarking
•making, taking, undertaking
•matchmaking • dressmaking
•haymaking
•lacemaking, pacemaking
•peacemaking • filmmaking
•printmaking • cabinetmaking
•moneymaking • merrymaking
•winemaking • home-making
•shoemaking • toolmaking
•bookmaking • troublemaking
•backbreaking • heartbreaking
•strikebreaking • housebreaking
•breathtaking • painstaking
•piss-taking • stocktaking
•self-seeking, unspeaking
•licking, ticking
•freethinking, shrinking, sinking, unblinking, unthinking, unwinking
•Mafeking • finicking • politicking
•liking, Viking
•self-cocking, self-mocking, shocking, stocking
•stonking • bluestocking • Hawking
•sleepwalking • streetwalking
•hillwalking • firewalking
•soaking, Woking
•pawnbroking • thought-provoking
•booking, Brooking
•onlooking
•spelunking, trunking
•motherfucking • bloodsucking
•bollocking
•hardworking, working
•erl-king • tear-jerking • metalworking
•outworking
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"undertaking." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "undertaking." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-undertaking.html "undertaking." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-undertaking.html |
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