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banker's acceptance

banker's acceptance : a short-term credit instrument issued by an importer's bank that guarantees payment of an exporter's invoice ...

battered woman's syndrome : the psychological symptoms suffered by a woman repeatedly abused by a mate (as a husband) NOTE: Battered woman's syndrome is used as a defense to violent criminal charges (as homicide). Evidence of repeated abuse is used to show that the defendant acted in self-defense even though the threat or danger was not imminent. Battered woman's syndrome is also used as a mitigating factor in sentencing. ...

subchapter S

subchapter S : a subchapter of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code that allows a small business corporation's taxable income to be computed in a manner similar to that used for a partnership see also S corporation at corporation ...

Banker's receipt

Banker's receipt, a banker's receipt is a document issued by the seller bank acknowledging that it has received money for the sale of a particular security. It implies that the subject security is not readily available for delivery and that the same shall be delivered against the return of banker's receipt duly discharged, and in the meantime the securities are held by the seller bank on account of the purchaser, Citi Bank N.A. v. Standard Chartered Bank, (2004) 6 SCC 1 (16)....

Commission, the promoter's

Commission, the promoter's, means the amount by which the aggregate total stakes in all the competitions exceeds the sum of (1) the aggregate prize in the competitions; (2) the aggregate pool betting duty payable in respect of the competitions; and (3) the expenses of the promoter actually incurred by him in the conduct of the competitions, excluding any expenses properly chargeable to capital and any interest on borrowed money, and in particular, excluding any provision for the depreciation of building or equipment, any emoluments payable to the promoter, or, if the promoter is a partnership, to any of the partners, or, if the promoter is a body corporate, to any of the directors, and in any case any emoluments payable to any person whose emoluments depends to any extent on the profits of the promoter, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act, 1963, s. 4(3), Sch. 2, para 23(2) (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 4(1), para 116, p. 84....

Creditor's committee

Creditor's committee, means a general meeting of the bankrupt's creditors may, in accordance with the Insolvency Rules 1986, establish a committee ('the creditors' committee') to exercise the functions conferred on it by or under Insolvency Act, 1986 (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 3(2), para 316, p. 172....

Debtor's petition

Debtor's petition, means a bankruptcy petition presented by the debtor himself under s. 264(1)(b) of Insolvency Act, 1986 (UK) Halsbury's Laws of England 3(2), para 150, p. 90....

Deceased wife's sister or deceased brother's widow

Deceased wife's sister or deceased brother's widow. See MARRIAGE (prohibited degrees)....

Denarii S. Petri

Denarii S. Petri (commonly called Peter's Pence), an annual payment on St. Peter's feast of a penny from every family to the pope, while the Roman Catholic religion was established. Abolished by 25 Hen. 8, c. 21....

King's printer

King's printer has the liberty of printing the Bible, Prayer Book, Statutes, and Acts of State, to the exclusion of all other presses, except those of the two universities, and by 56 & 57 Vict. c. 66, all (English) Statutory Rules. By the Evidence Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c.113), s. 3, all copies of private, local, and personal Acts of Parliament, not public Acts, if purported to be printed by the Queen's printers, and all copies of the journals of either House of Parliament, and of royal proclamations purporting to be printed by the printers to the Crown, or by the printers to either House of Parliament, or by any or either of them, shall be admitted as evidence thereof by all Courts, etc., without any proof being given that such copies were so printed, and see 45 & 46 Vict. c. 9, and 7 Edw. 7, c. 16, as to colonial and dominion Acts and Orders....

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