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verdict

unanimous agreement on guilt or liability but by an improper surrender of individual convictions ;specif : an impermissible verdict by a

twisting

misrepresentation by an insurance agent to cause a policyholder to surrender or lapse an insurance policy esp. for the purpose of

treason

from traïr to betray, from Latin tradere to hand over, surrender] : the offense of attempting to overthrow the government of

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Divestiture

or depriving the state of being divested the deprivation or surrender of possession of property rights etc

split-off

a transfer of corporate assets to a subsidiary involving the surrender of a part of the stock owned by the corporation's

spin-off

of the stock or controlling stock of the subsidiary without surrender of any stock by the shareholders of the corporation :

requisition

one international jurisdiction (as a nation) upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice in accordance with

release

title, or right) to the benefit of another person : surrender 2 : to set free from confinement [was released on

extradition

of handing over, from tradere to hand over] : the surrender of an accused usually under the provisions of a treaty

Conflict of laws

own country was declared valid. 'Either nation may refuse to surrender its laws to those of the other, and if either

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