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statutory foreclosure

statutory foreclosure : a foreclosure in which a mortgagee or trustee executes a power of sale given in a mortgage or deed of trust and does so in accordance

stockholder of record

on the books of a company as the owner of stock and who may be an agent or trustee for the true owner

strike down

strike down : annul nullify [the trustee…can strike down transfers "J. J. White and R. S. Summers"] ;esp : to declare (a law) illegal and

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sub nomine

sub nomine [Latin] : under the name of [the testator made him a trustee sub nomine “Charlie Smith”] often used in full or abbreviated form in legal citations to indicate the name

subordinate

of until after satisfaction of another [the equitable assignee will be subordinated to the rights of the assignor's trustee in bankruptcy "J. D. Calamari and J. M. Perillo"]

ipso facto clause

clause ipso facto bankruptcy clause NOTE: An ipso facto clause is invalid under the Bankruptcy Code because a trustee is not bound by any provision or applicable law that is conditioned on the debtor's insolvency.

holder

to the order of the possessor 3 in the civil law of Louisiana : an individual (as a trustee or debtor) or legal or commercial entity that under the Civil Code's provisions for disposition of unclaimed property

surcharge

surcharge 1 : to impose a surcharge on [ a trustee for failing to exercise due care] 2 : to show an omission in (an account) for which credit

cause

good cause for failure to pay child support] [neglect of duty is good cause for removal of a trustee] just cause 1 : cause that a person of ordinary intelligence would consider a fair and reasonable justification

abandonment

damaged or lost property to an insurer as a total loss compare salvage e : relinquishment by a trustee in bankruptcy of interest in property in the bankruptcy estate often for a nominal sum 2 : the

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