decenary. Hist. A town or district consisting of ten freeholding families. • A freeholder of the decenary (a decennarius) was bound by frankpledge to produce any wrongdoer living in the decenary. — Also spelled decennary. — Also termed decenna; tithing. Cf. FRANKPLEDGE. “The civil division of the territory of England is into counties, of those […]
adverse-domination doctrine. The equitable principle that the statute of limitations on a breach-of-fiduciary-duty claim against officers and directors (esp. a corporation’s action against its own officers and directors) is tolled as long as a corporate plaintiff is controlled by the alleged wrongdoers. • The statute is tolled until a majority of the disinterested directors discover
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secrete (si-kreet), vb. To conceal or secretly transfer (property, etc.), esp. to hinder or prevent officials or creditors from finding it.
negotiable instrument 流通票据；可转让票据；流通证券；可转让证券 指具有以下特征的书面单证：１由出票人签章；２载有无条件支付特定金额的承诺或指示；３见票即付或在特定时间付款；４向持票人或依指示付款。具体主要包括汇票、本票、银行支票、存单及其他流通证券。
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