NAÏF
\nˈaiːf], \nˈaiːf], \n_ˈa_iː_f]\
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nä-[=e]f', NAÃVE, nä-[=e]v', adj. with natural or unaffected simplicity, esp. in thought, manners, or speech: artless: ingenuous.--adv. NAÃVE'LY.--n. NAÃVETÉ (nä-[=e]v-t[=a]'), natural simplicity and unreservedness of thought, manner, or speech. [Fr. naïf, fem, naïve--L. nativus, native--nasci, natus, to be born.]
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ACTUAL CHANGE OF POSSESSION
- In statutes of frauds. An open, visible, and unequivocal change possession, manifested by the usual outward signs, as distinguished from a merely formal or constructive change. Randall Parker, 3 Sandf. (Y.) 09; Murcii v. Swensen, 40 Minn. 421, 42 N. W. 290; Dodge v. .Tones, 7 Mont. 121, 14 Pac. 707; Stevens Irwin, 15 Cal. 503. 76 Am. Dec. 500