Dictionary 1. (n.) Charge; oversight.2. (n.) Intention; design; purpose. 3. (n.) The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law, or of any legal instrument. Thesaurus acceptance acception acquiescence assurance assuredness belief certainty confidence credence credit credulity dependence faith hope import intendment message purport received meaning reception reliance reliance on sense significance significancy signification stock store sureness surety suspension of disbelief trust understanding usage |