assess (upon)

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• assess — as·sess /ə ses/ vt 1: to determine the rate or amount of (as a tax) 2 a: to impose (as a tax) according to an established rate b: to subject to a tax, charge, or levy each property owner was assess ed an additional five dollars 3 …   Law dictionary

• Assess — As*sess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assessing}.] [OF. assesser to regulate, settle, LL. assessare to value for taxation, fr. L. assidere, supine as if assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to assess, tax.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• assess a tax upon — index charge (assess) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• assess — (v.) early 15c., to fix the amount (of a tax, fine, etc.), from Anglo Fr. assesser, from M.L. assessare fix a tax upon, originally frequentative of L. assessus a sitting by, pp. of assidere to sit beside (and thus to assist in the office of a… …   Etymology dictionary

• assess — /sses/ To ascertain; fix the value of. To fix the amount of the damages or the value of the thing to be ascertained. To impose a pecuniary payment upon persons or property. To ascertain, adjust, and settle the respective shares to be contributed… …   Black's law dictionary

• assess — /sses/ To ascertain; fix the value of. To fix the amount of the damages or the value of the thing to be ascertained. To impose a pecuniary payment upon persons or property. To ascertain, adjust, and settle the respective shares to be contributed… …   Black's law dictionary

• assess — v 1. appraise, value, rate, fix or determine value; tax, charge, levy, lay upon, impose, demand, exact, require, ask. 2. evaluate, judge, weigh, weigh the merits of; review, consider, investigate, look into; measure, gauge, take the measure of,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• assess — To list and value properties for the purpose of taxation. 51 Am J1st Tax § 647. To call upon the members of an association or other organization for contributions, as in the case of a mutual benefit society or beneficial order. To make an… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States — The Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States, also called the Rumsfeld Commission,[1] was an independent commission formed by the US Congress to evaluate the ballistic missile threat posed to the United States. The… …   Wikipedia

• lay a duty upon — index charge (assess) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• make claims upon — index call (demand), charge (assess), dun Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary