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at⋅torn

  [uh-turn] Law.
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–verb (used without object)
1. to acknowledge the relation of a tenant to a new landlord.
–verb (used with object)
2. to turn over to another; transfer.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME attournen < AF attourner, OF atourner to turn over to. See at-, turn

Related forms:
at⋅torn⋅ment, noun
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at·torn   (ə-tûrn')   
intr.v.   at·torned, at·torn·ing, at·torns
To agree to remain as a tenant of property after the transfer of its ownership.

[Middle English attournen, from Old French atorner, to assign to : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + torner, to turn; see turn.]
at·torn'ment n.
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Main Entry: at·torn
Pronunciation: &-'t&rn
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Anglo-French aturner to transfer (allegiance of a tenant to another lord), from Old French atorner to turn (to), arrange, from a- to + torner to turn
: to agree to be the tenant of a new landlord or owner of the same property —at·torn·ment noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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