bear /'bar/ vb bore /'bōr/, borne, /'bōrn/, also, born
vt
1: to physically carry (as an object or message)
the right of the people to keep and bear arms — U.S. Constitution amend. II
2: yield
the stock will bear a dividend
3 a: to admit of: allow
whatever price the market will bear
b: assume accept
you bear legal responsibility for him
vi: to relate or have relevance
will admit evidence bear ing on her defense
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.