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summons
summons pl: sum·mons·es [-mən-zəz] : a written notification that one is required to appear in court: as a : a document in a civil suit that is issued by an authorized judicial officer (as a clerk...
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usually for the purpose of finding evidence of unlawful activity or guilt or to locate a person [warrantless es are invalid unless they fall within narrowly drawn exceptions "State v. Mahone, 701 P.2d 171 (1985)"] see also
prospectus
prospectus pl: -tus·es [-tə-səz] : a preliminary printed statement describing a business or other enterprise and distributed to prospective buyers, investors, or participants ;specif : a description of a new security issue supplied to prospective purchasers...
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escheat
escheat [Anglo-French eschete reversion of property, from Old French escheoite accession, inheritance, from feminine past participle of escheoir to
expense
chargeable against revenue for a specific period busi·ness expense : an expense made in furtherance of one's business esp. as part of the cost of operating a business in the taxable year in which the expense is
executrix
executrix pl: ex·ec·u·tri·ces [-ze-kyə-trī-sēz] or: ex·ec·u·trix·es [-ze-kyə-trik-səz] : a woman who is an executor
encroach
hold of, seize, usurp, from Old French, from a-, prefix stressing goal + croc hook] : to enter esp. gradually or stealthily into the possessions or rights of another [es on an adjoining property]
breach
a promise, duty, or law without excuse or justification breach of duty : a breach of a duty esp. by a fiduciary (as an agent or corporate officer) in carrying out the functions of his or her
award
award [Anglo-French awarder agarder to look at, decide on, impose, alteration of Old French esguarder to look at, from es-, intensive prefix + guarder to guard] 1 : to give in accordance with
avoid
avoid [modification of Old French esvuider to destroy, literally, to empty, from es- out + vuider to empty] 1 : to make void or
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