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concession

concession, n. 1. A government grant for specific privileges. 2. The voluntary yielding to a demand for the sake of a settlement. 3. A rebate or abatement. 4. Int’l law. A contract in which a country transfers some rights to a foreign enterprise, which then engages in an activity (such as mining) contingent on state

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cassetur billa

cassetur billa (k[schwa]-see-t[schwa]r bil-[schwa]). [Latin “that the bill be quashed”] Hist. 1. A judgment quashing a plea in abatement. — Also termed judgment of cassetur billa. 2. A plaintiff’s on-the-record admission that a defendant’s plea in abatement cannot be avoided. • This statement discontinues the action. — Also termed billa cassetur; quod billa cassetur.

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