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subordination

subordination, n. 1. The act or an instance of moving something (such as a right or claim) to a lower rank, class, or position (subordination of a first lien to a second lien). [Cases: Secured Transactions 147. C.J.S. Secured Transactions § 108.] 2. Parliamentary law. The status and relation of a lower-ranking governing document to […]

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equipment

equipment, n. The articles or implements used for a specific purpose or activity (esp. a business operation). • Under the UCC, equipment includes goods if (1) the goods are used in or bought for a business enterprise (including farming or a profession) or by a debtor that is a nonprofit organization or a governmental subdivision

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deficiency

deficiency, n. 1. A lack, shortage, or insufficiency. 2. A shortfall in paying taxes; the amount by which the tax properly due exceeds the sum of the amount of tax shown on a taxpayer’s return. — Also termed tax deficiency; income-tax deficiency; deficiency in tax. 3. The amount still owed when the property secured by

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leveraged buyout

The purchase of a publicly held corporation’s outstanding stock by its management or outside investors, financed mainly with funds borrowed from investment bankers or brokers and usu. secured by the corporation’s assets. — Abbr. LBO. [Cases: Corporations 116. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 233–240, 242.]

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self help

self-help, n. An attempt to redress a perceived wrong by one’s own action rather than through the normal legal process. • The UCC and other statutes provide for particular self-help remedies (such as repossession) if the remedy can be executed without breaching the peace. UCC § 9-609. — Also termed self-redress; extrajudicial enforcement. [Cases: Secured

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