chose
Definition of chose
past tense of choose
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Origin and Etymology of chose
French, from Latin causa cause, reason
First Known Use: 1670
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: a piece of personal property chose in action : a right to something (as payment of a debt or damages for injury) that can be recovered in a lawsuit; also : a document (as a check or stock certificate) embodying such a right chose in possession : something that is in one's actual possession or can be possessed
Origin and Etymology of chose
Anglo-French, literally, thing, from Old French, from Latin causa legal case, reason, cause
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