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Previousness

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

race-notice

however, a subsequent purchaser cannot have constructive notice of an unrecorded deed, and so the recorded deed has priority unless the purchaser actually knew about - had “actual notice” of - the unrecorded deed.

Precedence

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

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Pre

A prefix denoting priority of time place or rank as precede to go before precursor a forerunner prefix to fix or place

Posteriority

The state of being later or subsequent as posteriority of time or of an event opposed to priority

visa numbers

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

upgrade a petition

limits to an immediate relative category without numerical limits. The applicant no longer has to wait for her/his priority date to be reached. Upgrading a petition sometimes has consequences. A preference petition for a spouse permits derivative

unrecorded

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

trustee in bankruptcy

creditors and who administers the property for the purpose of making payments to the creditors according to the priority of their claims: as a : the trustee in a chapter 7 or chapter 11 case who is

superior

superior : of higher status, rank, or priority

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