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private letter ruling

private letter ruling : a letter from the Internal Revenue Service to an individual taxpayer setting out the agency's interpretation of the tax rules relating to a specific situation or transaction proposed by the taxpayer ...


Letter-claus

Letter-claus (liter' claus'), close letter, so called in contradistinction to letters-patent, because the former is commonly sealed up with the royal signet, or privy seal; whereas letters-patent are left open and sealed with the broad seal....


Letter rogatory

Letter rogatory, 'Letter Rogatory' is a formal communication in writing sent by a Court in which action is pending to a foreign Court or Judge requesting that the testimony of a witness residing within the jurisdiction of that foreign Court may be formally taken thereon under its direction and transmitted to the issuing Court making such request for use in a pending legal contest or action, Union of India v. W.N. Chadha, AIR 1993 SC 1082 (1098): (1993) Supp (4) SCC 260 [Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, s. 166A]...


Black letter

Black letter, means a letter having wide acceptance and great authority and often written down, Webster's Dictionary of Law, Indian Edn. (2005), p. 53....


Back title letter

Back title letter, means a letter from a title insurer advising an attorney of the condition of title to land as of a certain date. With this information, the attorney can begin examining the title from that date forward. Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 134....


standby letter of credit

standby letter of credit see letter of credit ...


ruling letter

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opinion letter

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no-action letter

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letter rogatory

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