verderer (v[schwa]r-d[schwa]r-[schwa]r), n. [fr. French verdier “caretaker of green things”] Hist. A judicial officer who, being in charge of the king’s forest, is sworn to preserve the vert (foliage) and venison, to keep the assizes, and to view, receive, and enroll attachments and presentments on matters involving trespass. — Also spelled verderor. “In all the […]
A corporation’s net income — assuming that all convertible securities had been transferred to common equity and all stock options had been exercised — divided by the number of shares of the corporation’s outstanding common stock.
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A boycott of the customers or suppliers of a business so that they will withhold their patronage from that business. • For example, a group might boycott a manufacturer who advertises on a radio station that broadcasts messages considered objectionable by the group.
rescue syndrome. Family law. A situation in which a child in a custody battle expresses a preference for the parent perceived by the child to be the “weaker” of the two, in the belief that the parent needs the child. • This is a form of parent-alienation syndrome. One parent may overtly or subtly act
An agreement to exchange interest receipts or interest-payment obligations, usu. to adjust one’s risk exposure, to speculate on interest-rate changes, or to convert an instrument or obligation from a fixed to a floating rate — or from a floating to a fixed rate. • The parties to such an agreement are termed “counterparties.”
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privatization (prI-v[schwa]-t[schwa]-zay-sh[schwa]n), n. The act or process of converting a business or industry from governmental ownership or control to private enterprise. — privatize, vb.
对价 英语：consideration (contractual) 法语：cause du contrat, contrepartie 德语：vertragliche Gegenleistung, Entgelt 意大利语：compenso, pagamento, corrispettivo 西班牙语：contraprestación, causa
not possessed. Common-law pleading. In an action in trover, the defendant’s plea denying possession of the articles allegedly converted. See TROVER.
bugging, n. A form of electronic surveillance by which conversations may be electronically intercepted, overheard, or recorded, usu. covertly; eavesdropping by electronic means. See EAVESDROPPING; WIRETAPPING. [Cases: Telecommunications 494. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television §§ 247–249, 254, 264–265.]
An estate that will automatically end and revert to the grantor if some specified event occurs (e.g., “to Albert and his heirs while the property is used for charitable purposes”); an estate in fee simple subject to a special limitation. • The future interest retained by the grantor is called a possibility of reverter. —
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