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race-notice

of an unrecorded deed, and so the recorded deed has priority unless the purchaser actually knew about — had “actual notice”

receiver's certificate

by the receiver of a corporation and that may have priority over other liens against the company

Preseance

Priority of place in sitting

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Precedence

state of preceding or going before in order of time priority as one event has precedence of another

Pre

A prefix denoting priority of time place or rank as precede to go before

Posteriority

as posteriority of time or of an event opposed to priority

visa numbers

the visas by providing visa numbers according to preference and priority date. Source: Department of State. March 2007.

upgrade a petition

limits. The applicant no longer has to wait for her/his priority date to be reached. Upgrading a petition sometimes has consequences.

unrecorded

: not set down in the appropriate public record [had priority over an security interest in the property]

trustee in bankruptcy

purpose of making payments to the creditors according to the priority of their claims: as a : the trustee in a

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