(intransitive, law) To become a party to an agreement, treaty, etc.
(law, intransitive) To become effective; to come into effect.
(law) To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession of them.
(transitive, law) To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order.
to make report of (a vessel or its cargo) at the custom house; to submit a statement of (imported goods), with the original invoices, to the proper customs officer for estimating the duties. See entry.
(transitive, US, dated, historical) To file, or register with the land office, the required particulars concerning (a quantity of public land) in order to entitle a person to a right of preemption.
to deposit for copyright the title or description of (a book, picture, map, etc.).
(transitive, obsolete) To initiate; to introduce favourably.
