A court made up of three judges; esp., a panel of three federal judges convened to hear a trial in which a statute is challenged on constitutional grounds. • Three-judge courts were virtually abolished in 1976 when Congress restricted their jurisdiction to constitutional challenges to congressional reapportionments. Occasionally, Congress creates three-judge courts in special legislation, […]
内部融资 英语：bootstrap (finance) 法语：financement interne 德语：aus eigenen Mitteln, intern finanziert 意大利语：finanziamento interno 西班牙语：financiación sin ayuda de otros
quasi-autonomous nongovernmental organization. A semipublic administrative body (esp. in the United Kingdom) having some members appointed and financed by, but not answerable to, the government, such as a tourist authority, a university-grants commission, a price-and-wage commission, a prison or parole board, or a medical-health advisory panel. • This term is more commonly written as an
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Office of Community Planning and Development. A unit in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development responsible for administering grant programs to help communities plan and finance their growth and development, increase their capacity to govern, and provide shelter and services for homeless people. — Abbr. CPD.
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Consumer credit scheduled to be repaid in two or more payments, usu. at regular intervals. • The seller ordinarily exacts finance charges.
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improvement. An addition to real property, whether permanent or not; esp., one that increases its value or utility or that enhances its appearance. — Also termed land improvement. Cf. FIXTURE. [Cases: Improvements 1. C.J.S. Improvements §§ 2, 4.] beneficial improvement. See valuable improvement. general improvement. An improvement whose primary purpose or effect is to benefit
Employee Retirement Income Security Act. A federal statute that regulates private pension plans and employee benefit plans and that established the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.29 USCA §§ 1001 et seq. — Abbr. ERISA. [Cases: Pensions 21–23. C.J.S. Insurance § 34; Pensions and Retirement Plans and Benefits §§ 7–10.] “ERISA was adopted in 1974 in response
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flip, vb. Slang. 1. To buy and then immediately resell securities or real estate in an attempt to turn a profit. 2. To refinance consumer loans. 3. Slang. To turn state’s evidence. See TURN STATE’S EVIDENCE.
Housing Administration 〈美〉房屋管理局 美国房屋建筑与住宅财政署〔Housing and Home Finance Agency〕中的一个机构，负责实施有关改进住房条件和健全房屋抵押市场的计划。
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buyout, n. The purchase of all or a controlling percentage of the assets or shares of a business. Cf. MERGER(8). — buy out, vb. 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