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legal

: of or relating to law or the processes of law [a question] [take action] 2 a : deriving authority from or founded on law [a tariff rate] [a government] b : fulfilling the requirements of law

shareholder

that owns a share in a fund (as a mutual fund) or property ;esp : stockholder see also derivative action, equity, proxy contest share·hold·ing adj or n

strike suit

strike suit : a derivative action based on no bona fide claim and brought with the intent to force defendants to settle out of

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Chloranil

A yellow crystalline substance C6Cl4O2 regarded as a derivative of quinone obtained by the action of chlorine on certain benzene derivatives as aniline

Indophenol

of artificial blue dyestuffs resembling indigo in appearance and obtained by the action of phenol on certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone Simple indophenol proper the parent compound of the dye series is a quinonimine derivative with the

Executor

full power from the will he can act as executor before probate obtained. He may even commence an action before probate, and it is usually sufficient if he obtain probate in time to prove his title if … title; as a rule it relates back to the time of the testator' death, and as the executor derives full power from the will he can act as executor before probate obtained. He may even commence an

privity

horizontal privity, vertical privity b : an interest in a transaction, contract, or esp. action that does not derive from direct participation but from a relationship to one of the parties or from having an interest identical

Pyro

Combining forms designating fire or heat specifically Chem used to imply an actual or theoretical derivative by the action of heat as in pyrophosphoric pyrosulphuric pyrotartaric pyrotungstic etc

Codeine

One of the opium alkaloids a white crystalline substance C18H21NO3 similar to and regarded as a derivative of morphine but much feebler in its action called also codeia

Febrile

Pertaining to fever indicating fever or derived from it as febrile symptoms febrile action

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