Assume

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To take over the liability for a debt on a promissory note, which is often done by the buyer of real property which has a secured debt upon it. example: bob buyer pays part of the price of a piece of real property by taking over the debt that sally seller had on the property. however, usually the original owner to whom sally owes the debt must agree to the assumption.

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