reconciliation agreement. Family law. A contract between spouses who have had marital difficulties but who now wish to save the marital relationship, usu. by specifying certain economic actions that might ameliorate pressures on the marriage. • This type of agreement serves a limited purpose. In fact, many states have statutes prohibiting enforcement of contracts for […]
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A bill filed by an executor or administrator who seeks the court’s guidance in administering an estate. • The bill is usu. filed to adjust creditors’ claims.
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Civil law. A plea that sets up a new matter, not as a defense, but as a cross-complaint, setoff, or counterclaim. [Cases: Pleading 143. C.J.S. Pleading § 200.]
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consolidation, n. 1. The act or process of uniting; the state of being united. 2. Legislation. The combination into a single statutory measure of various legislative provisions that have previously been scattered in different statutes. 3. Civil procedure. The court-ordered unification of two or more actions, involving the same parties and issues, into a single
condemnation blight. 1. The reduction in value that the property targeted for condemnation suffers in anticipa-tion of the taking. 2. The physical deterioration of property targeted for condemnation in anticipation of the taking.
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exchange control 〈英〉外汇管制；外汇管理 1947年的外汇管制法延续了战争期间关于外汇管制制度的规定，希望以控制对非英镑区国家〔sterling area countries〕居民的支付的办法，来制止除国家利益需要外的国外资本输出以及遏制短期资本的投机性流动。1972年的两个外汇管制令对1947年的外汇管制法做了修改。该法第1-4条禁止被授权的经营商——主要是银行——之外的其他人经营黄金和几乎所有的外币，并要求将黄金和外币出售给被授权的经营商，而被授权的经营商有义务通过外汇平准账户〔Exchange Equalisation Account〕买卖黄金和主要外币。第5-7条禁止对非英镑区居民的支付，但经财政部许可的除外。第8-20条规定控制证券的发行和转让。第20-23条限制纸币、证券的进出口。
submission of controversy. A statutory action in which the parties submit their dispute to a court that has jurisdiction, agree on and sign a statement of facts, swear that the controversy is real, and swear that the suit is brought in good faith.
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conglomerate (k[schwa]n-glom-[schwa]r-it), n. A corporation that owns unrelated enterprises in a wide variety of industries. [Cases: Corporations 3. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 5–7, 62.] — conglomerate (k[schwa]n-glom-[schwa]-rayt), vb. — conglomerate (k[ schwa]n-glom-[schwa]r-it), adj.
A conveyance made with the intent that it take effect at once rather than in the future.
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