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Tax stradle rule

Tax stradle rule, means the rule that a tax-payer may not defer on tax liability by investing a short-term capital gain in a commodities for future option i.e., investment vehicles whose values formerly did not have to

construction loan

construction loan a short-term, to finance the cost of building a new home. The lender pays the builder based on milestones accomplished

Banker's acceptance

Banker's acceptance, is a short-term credit instrument issued by an importer's bank that guarantees payment of an exporter's invoice, Webster's Dictionary of Law,

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Assessment of damages

by the number of years which have elapsed between those two decades. Interest at one half of the short-term investment rule is also awarded on that multiplicand. The second party's damages for the period from the trial

warrant

be so intrusive that a court hearing is required before the search is permitted. 3 a : a short-term obligation of a governmental body (as a municipality) issued in anticipation of revenue b : an instrument issued

removal action

an action under environmental legislation and esp. under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act that involves short-term abatement of pollution (as removal of toxic substances) compare remedial action

ordinary income

assets or property used in one's trade or business and that for individuals includes compensation, interest, dividends, and short-term capital gains

floating

floating 1 : not presently committed or invested [ capital] 2 : short-term and usually not funded [ debt] 3 : having no fixed value or rate [ currencies] [ interest

company

on a commercial or industrial enterprise compare corporation, partnership finance company : a company that makes usually small short-term loans to individuals growth company : a company that grows at a greater rate than the economy as

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

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