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Dictionary of Law |
dividend :: legal definitionDividend - n. a portion of profit, usually based on the number of shares of stock in a corporation and the rate of distribution approved by the board of directors or management, that is paid to shareholders for each share they own. Dividends are not always paid in money, but can be paid in shares of stock, known as a stock dividend. See also: corporation shareholder and Related Law Terms ↓ Related Law Termsarticles of incorporation :: n. the basic charter of a corporation which spells ... year's taxes. See also: corporationblue sky laws :: n. laws intended to protect the public from purcha ... e sky." See also: corporation stock bond :: n. 1) written evidence of debt issued by a company ... good up to the amount of the bond. capital stock :: n. the original amount paid by investors into a co ... price. See also: corporation stock common stock :: n. stock in a corporation in which dividends (payo ... oration preferred stock share stock corporation :: n. an organization formed with state governmental ... ation public corporation securities cumulative voting :: n. in corporations, a system of voting by sharehol ... eholders with 1,001 or more shares. derivative action :: n. a lawsuit brought by a corporation shareholder ... on director shareholder stockholder incorporate :: v. 1) to obtain an official charter or articles of ... te by reference incorporation stock issue :: 1) n. a person's children or other lineal descenda ... the body incorporation share stock limited partnership :: n. a special type of partnership which is very com ... mited liability partner partnership no-par stock :: n. shares in a corporation which are issued withou ... re stated on the stock certificate. preemptive right :: n. the right of a shareholder in a corporation to ... also: corporation shareholder stock preferred stock :: n. a class of shares of stock in a corporation whi ... on stock corporation dividend stock promotional stock :: n. stock issued in a newly formed corporation and ... assets or money. See also: promoter prospectus :: n. a detailed statement by a corporation required ... rporation limited partnership stock securities :: n. generic term for shares of stock, bonds and deb ... ee also: bond debenture share stock self-dealing :: n. in the stock market, using secret "inside" info ... ederal Securities and Exchange Act. share :: n. 1) a portion of a benefit from a trust, estate, ... n issue of the corporation's stock. shareholder :: n. the owner of one or more shares of stock in a c ... : corporation shareholders' meeting shareholders' agreement :: n. an employment agreement among the shareholders ... re only three or four shareholders. shareholders' derivative action :: n. a lawsuit by a corporation's shareholders, theo ... gement. See also: derivative action shareholders' meeting :: n. a meeting, usually annual, of all shareholders ... ctors corporation proxy shareholder stock :: 1) n. inventory (goods) of a business meant for sa ... siness. See also: share shareholder stock certificate :: n. printed document which states the name, incorpo ... . See also: corporation share stock stock option :: n. the right to purchase stock in the future at a ... hares. See also: option share stock transfer agent :: n. a person or company retained by a corporation t ... stockbroker. See also: share stock treasury stock :: n. stock of a private corporation which was issued ... be entitled. See also: share stock unissued stock :: n. a corporation's shares of stock which are autho ... poration share stock treasury stock voting trust :: n. a trust which solicits vote proxies of sharehol ... ation proxy shareholder stockholder watered stock :: n. shares of stock of a corporation which have bee ... . See also: corporation share stock Popular Law Searcheslegal definition ministerial act :: n. an act, particularly of a governmental employee ... exercising any individual judgment.chancery legal definition :: n. a court that can order acts performed. Today ch ... ts in most states. See also: equity testamentary disposition legal definition :: n. how the terms of a will divide the testator's ( ... named beneficiaries. See also: will contract of sufferance :: n. a "hold-over" tenancy after a lease has expired ... y tenancy at will unlawful detainer forthwith legal definition :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. forthwith definition legal :: adv. a term found in contracts, court orders and s ... mediacy, with no excuses for delay. what is to wit in a legal contract :: prep. that is to say. Example: "the passengers in ... tty Bumgartner and Sherry Younger." mirror wills legal definition :: n. the wills of a husband and wife which are ident ... d each names the other as executor. clean hands doctrine latin :: n. a rule of law that a person coming to court wit ... ices. See also: affirmative defense sine qua non only relates to contract law :: (see-nay kwah nahn) prep. Latin for "without which ... qua non of the injury to Playmate. Other Law Terms - DD.A. :: n. slang for District Attorney. ... n. slang for District Attorney.d.b.a. :: n. short for "doing business as," when a person or ... that is registered with the state. D.U.I. :: n. short for driving under the influence of alcoho ... ing under the influence of alcohol. D.W.I. :: n. 1) short for driving while intoxicated. 2) abbr ... for dying without issue (children). damages :: n. the amount of money which a plaintiff (the pers ... liquidated damages special damages dangerous :: adj. unsafe, hazardous, fraught with risk. It can ... eapon's range. See also: negligence dangerous weapon :: n. any gun, knife, sword, crossbow, slingshot or o ... igence and possibly win a judgment. date rape :: n. forcible sexual intercourse by a male acquainta ... physical resistance. See also: rape day in court :: n. popular term for everyone's opportunity to brin ... rt to protest his speeding ticket." de facto :: adj. Latin for "in fact." Often used in place of " ... ave not been met. See also: de jure de facto corporation :: n. a company which operates as if it were a corpor ... also: de facto de jure ultra vires de jure :: adj. Latin for "lawful," as distinguished from de ... also: de facto de jure corporation de jure corporation :: n. a corporation in good standing under the law, a ... also: de facto corporation de jure de minimis :: adj. (dee-minnie-miss) Latin for "of minimum impor ... deal, a $10 mistake is de minimis. de novo :: adj. Latin for "anew," which means starting over, ... n, de novo. See also: trial de novo deadly weapon :: n. any weapon which can kill. This includes not on ... See also: assault dangerous weapon dealer :: n. anyone who buys goods or property for the purpo ... ins taxes by buying other property. death penalty :: n. the sentence of execution for murder and some o ... rder and some other capital crimes. death row :: n. nickname for that portion of a prison in which ... o: capital punishment death penalty debenture :: n. a form of bond certificate issued by a corporat ... n shares of stock or general bonds. |