heir hunter
heir-hunter. A person whose business is to track down missing heirs.
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law department
law department. A branch of a corporation, government agency, university, or the like charged with handling the entity’s legal affairs.
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S-1. An SEC form that a company usu. must file before listing and trading its securities on a national exchange. • Used primarily by first-time issuers of securities, this form is the basic, full-length registration statement that requires a great deal of information about the issuer and the securities being sold. The SEC has also
Veterans Administration
Veterans Administration 〈美〉退伍军人署 负责退伍军人及退伍军人扶养的家属福利项目的独立联邦机关。这些福利指与服役相关的残疾或死亡赔偿金、退休金、教育和为恢复独立生活能力的康复训练，家庭贷款担保计划，涉及广泛的私人疗养院、诊所和医院的综合性医疗项目，包括公墓、墓碑等在内的丧葬。1989年它被退伍军人事务部〔Department of Veterans Affairs〕所取代，地位升至内阁级。 (→Court of Veterans Appeals)
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letter ruling
letter ruling. Tax. A written statement issued by the IRS to an inquiring taxpayer, explaining the tax implications of a particular transaction. — Also termed private letter ruling. [Cases: Internal Revenue 3049.]
sobrini
sobrini (s[schwa]-brI-nI), n. pl.[Latin] Roman law. Children of first cousins; second cousins.
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Hist. Eccles. law. In the law of advowsons, the right to present to the bishop a clerk to fill the first vacancy that arises in a church or other ecclesiastical office.
teen court
A group of teenagers who (1) hear cases involving juveniles, usu. first-time offenders, who have ac-knowledged their guilt or responsibility, and (2) impose sanctions within a fixed range, usu. involving counseling, community service, or restitution. • Some local jurisdictions in more than half the states have provided for this type of tribunal. The juvenile offender
voluntary manslaughter
An act of murder reduced to manslaughter because of extenuating circumstances such as adequate provocation (arousing the “heat of passion”) or diminished capacity. — Also termed intentional manslaughter; first-degree manslaughter; manslaughter in the first degree.[Cases: Homicide 658.]
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shared equity mortgage
A mortgage in which the lender shares in the profits from the property’s resale. • The lender must usu. first purchase a portion of the property’s equity by providing a portion of the down payment.
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