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Burial

payment is a Common Law right, but not burial in any particular part of it. In order to acquire a perfect right to be buried in a particular vault or place, a faculty must be obtained from

occupancy

the premises] 2 : the act or fact of taking or having possession (as of abandoned property) to acquire ownership 3 : the fact or condition of being occupied [ by more than 400 persons is unlawful]

standstill agreement

two parties b : an agreement under which a party agrees to refrain from taking further steps to acquire control of a corporation (as by additional purchases of stock)

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security

corporation or partnership) made with the expectation of deriving a profit solely from the efforts of others who acquire control over the funds invested [a involves some form of investment contract] see also due diligence asset-backed security

qualify

to vi 1 : to meet certain requirements or criteria [ for a tax credit] 2 : to acquire competent power or capacity [has just qualified as a lawyer]

process

summons) used to compel a defendant to appear in court ;broadly : a means by which a court acquires or exercises jurisdiction over a person or property see also mesne process compare notice, service NOTE: In civil

privy

intimate, confidant, from privé intimate, familiar, from Latin privatus private] : one having privity ;esp : one who acquires an interest in the subject matter (as property) of prior or pending litigation and is bound by the

preempt

preempt 1 a : to acquire (land) by preemption b : to seize upon to the exclusion of others : take for oneself [a

possession

the possessor if carried out for a specified statutory period (as ten years) ;also : the method of acquiring title by such possession see also hostile possession and notorious possession in this entry compare prescription civil possession

parent

: a stepparent where designated by statute 2 : an entity or group that gives rise to or acquires another usually subsidiary entity or group [a company] ;specif : a corporation that owns a required minimum percentage

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