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marshal

the order of (as liens or remedies) with respect to priority against a debtor's assets see also marshaling

Previousness

The quality or state of being previous priority or antecedence in time

interference

something that interferes 2 : a hearing to determine the priority of invention at issue in a patent dispute

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interest

levy on the property. Further, it provides the creditor with priority over competing claims against the property. terminable interest : an

inferior

inferior : of lower status, rank, or priority

grace period

money security interests) must be perfected in order to have priority over conflicting security interests under Article 9 of the Uniform

class

or bonds) having similar distinguishing features (as voting rights or priority of redemption) c : a group whose members are represented

bankruptcy

determines which debts are to be repaid according to their priority, and the debtor is typically granted a discharge from unpaid

privilege

creditor conferred by the nature of a debt to have priority over the debtor's other creditors 2 : any of various

pure race

to properly record documentation of an interest in property has priority regardless of notice of other claims [a pure race statute]

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