currency swap
An agreement to swap specified payment obligations denominated in one currency for specified payment obligations denominated in a different currency.
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rule 11
Rule 11. Civil procedure. 1. In federal practice, the procedural rule requiring the attorney of record or the party (if not represented by an attorney) to sign all pleadings, motions, and other papers filed with the court and — by this signing — to represent that the paper is filed in good faith after an
vigilance
vigilance. Watchfulness; precaution; a proper degree of activity and promptness in pursuing one’s rights, in guarding them from infraction, and in discovering opportunities for enforcing one’s lawful claims and demands.
compounder
compounder (kom- or k[schwa]m-pown-d[schwa]r). 1. One who settles a dispute; the maker of a com-position. — Also termed amicable compounder. See COMPOSITION(1). 2. One who knows of a crime by another and agrees, for a promised or received reward, not to prosecute.
sustain
sustain, vb. 1. To support or maintain, esp. over a long period (enough oxygen to sustain life). 2. To nourish and encourage; lend strength to (she helped sustain the criminal enterprise). 3. To undergo; suffer (Charles sustained third-degree burns). 4. (Of a court) to uphold or rule in favor of (objection sustained). 5. To substantiate
禁止行动协议
禁止行动协议 英语：standstill agreement 法语：moratoire 德语：Stillhalte- abkommen, Moratorium 意大利语：accordo di moratoria, di proroga 西班牙语：moratoria
conventional law
conventional law. A rule or system of rules agreed on by persons for the regulation of their conduct toward one another; law constituted by agreement as having the force of special law between the parties, by either supple-menting or replacing the general law of the land. • The most important example is conventional international law,
posteriores
posteriores (pah-steer-ee-or-eez), n. pl.[Latin] Roman law. Descendants in a direct line beyond the sixth degree.
life insurance
An agreement between an insurance company and the policyholder to pay a specified amount to a designated beneficiary on the insured’s death. — Also termed (in Britain) assurance. See ASSURANCE(2). [Cases: Insurance 1011. C.J.S. Insurance §§ 10–14.]
antiquus et novus extentus
antiquus et novus extentus (an-tI-kw[schwa]s et noh-v[schwa]s ek-sten-t[ schwa]s). [Law Latin] Scots law. Old and new extent. • The phrase appeared in reference to the valuation of land for tax purposes, with old valuations assessed in the year 1280, and new valuations assessed several times after that date. Cf. QUANTUM NUNC VALENT; QUANTUM VALUERUNT TEMPORE
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