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alternative
: offering or expressing a choice [an contract] see also alternative pleading at pleading 3 : existing or functioning outside the established system ;also : different from the usual or conventional [ sentencing] n 1 : a
ancillary
ancillary 1 : having a subordinate, subsidiary, or secondary nature [ functions] [an agreement] 2 : serving as a supplement or addition [ documents] 3 : directly related [ claims]
bank
is a separate but dependent part of a chartered bank ;esp : a facility that performs some banking functions and is separate from a main office bridge bank : a national bank that is chartered for a
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breach
breach of a duty esp. by a fiduciary (as an agent or corporate officer) in carrying out the functions of his or her position breach of trust : a breach by a trustee of the terms of
commission
a government agency [Federal Trade Commission] see also agency c : a city council having legislative and executive functions 4 : an act of committing something [ of the crime] 5 : a fee paid to an
deadlock
allen charge b : impasse c : a state in which corporate directors are unable to perform their functions because of shareholder voting deadlock vb
duty
deuté indebtedness, obligation, from deu owing, due, from Old French see due ] 1 : tasks, service, or functions that arise from one's position [performing a police officer's duties] ;also : a period of being on duty
master
on the case, sometimes by making findings of fact and conclusions of law, and by performing various related functions NOTE: Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a master may be a magistrate or else may be
fanciful marks
fanciful marks Comprise terms that have been invented for the sole purpose of functioning as a trademark or service mark. Such marks comprise words that are either unknown in the language (e.g.,
general accounting office
general accounting office (GAO) The federal government office that carries out legal, accounting, auditing and claims settlement functions with respect to federal government programs and operations, as assigned by Congress. The recommendations of this office are
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