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perpetuate

at a pretrial proceeding if it appears to be an attempt to fish for useful material. per·pet·u·a·tion [pər-pe-chə-wā-shən] n

Conatus

natural tendency inherent in a body to develop itself an attempt an effort

Barleybrake

barley or other grain in which some of the party attempt to catch others who run from a goal

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trust

for the marital deduction. pro·tec·tive trust : a trust that attempts to shield assets from the beneficiaries' creditors by providing that

tender offer

shares from shareholders usually at a premium and in an attempt to gain control of the issuing company

tax evasion

tax evasion : a willful and esp. criminal attempt to evade the imposition or payment of a tax [convicted

substantive crime

not dependent on another [indicted and convicted of conspiracy to attempt to enter the bank and the substantive crime of attempting

suborn

procure to commit an unlawful act and esp. perjury [an attempt to a witness] 2 : to induce (perjury) or obtain

squeezeout

the benefit of stock ownership usually as part of an attempt to force sale of minority shares compare freezeout NOTE: Freezeout

shark repellent

measure taken by a corporation to discourage a hostile takeover attempt

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