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jury

VI to the Constitution in the back matter NOTE: The jury of American and English law most likely originated in early Anglo-Norman property proceedings, where a body of 12 knights or freemen who were from the area,

interest

7% ] [paid back the loan with ] com·pound interest : interest computed on the sum of the original principal and accrued interest legal interest : a lawful interest rate and esp. the highest rate allowed [proposals

incorporator

incorporator : any of the persons who join as original members in incorporating a company

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earnest

erres, plural of erre pledge, earnest, alteration of Latin arra, short for arrabo, from Greek arrhabōn, of Semitic origin] : something of value given by a buyer to a seller to bind a bargain

felon

felon [Anglo-French felon fel, literally, evildoer, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin] : one who has committed a felony

equal credit opportunity act

federal act prohibiting a creditor from discriminating against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex or marital status. (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1691) Source: FindLaw

equal credit opportunity act (ecoa)

a federal law requiring lenders to make credit available equally without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, or receipt of income from public assistance programs. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and

equal opportunity

opportunity often attrib : freedom from discrimination (as in employment) on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, or sometimes sexual orientation see also Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the Important Agencies section

equal opportunity employer

employer who agrees not to discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, or age

Eurocurrency

Eurocurrency pl: -cies : currency (as from the U.S. and Japan) held outside its country of origin and used in the money markets of Europe

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