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Real Property Act, 1845

contingent, may be disposed of by deed. When the reversion on a lease is gone by surrender or merger, the next estate is to be deemed the reversion--(so that if, e.g., A. in 1900 let land to

suitor

: a party to a suit 2 : one that seeks to take over a business [approved the merger before the obtained a 10% stake "Wall Street Journal"]

Remainder

on which they were largely based. This Act, however, provided that the accidental determination by forfeiture, surrender or merger of a preceding estate of freehold should not affect the estate in contingent remainder, but it was not

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vote

: to cast votes on a corporate matter on the basis of [voted their shares against the proposed merger]

due diligence

accounting or law firm) on behalf of a party contemplating a business transaction (as a corporate acquisition or merger, loan of finances, or esp. purchase of securities) for the purpose of providing information with which to evaluate

pool

votes) in a common form or effort ;esp : to combine (interests) so as not to have a merger of companies considered a purchase for accounting purposes

merge

on which the action is brought "American Jurisprudence 2d"] compare bar vi : to become combined : undergo merger

acquisition

: the act or action of acquiring ;specif : the obtaining of controlling interest in a company compare merger, takeover 2 : a thing gained or acquired

appraisal

dissenting shareholder is usually entitled by statute to demand in a case of extraordinary corporate action (as a merger) see also dissent b : the estimation of the value of real estate for the purpose of taxation,

article

contract) 2 : a document setting forth the terms of an agreement usually used in pl. [s of merger] 3 pl : articles of incorporation

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