Legal Definition and Related Resources of Sec

The word is sometimes used as an abbreviation for security on bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments. where the word appears after the signature of a party on the face of the instrument , it is to be construed as indicative of a relationship of principal and surety between that party and others who signed the same instrument. See Koplegard Co. v Maxwell, 127 W. Va. 630, 34 S.E.2d 116.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, the primary federal regulatory agency of the securities industry.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, established by Congress to help protect investors. The SEC administers the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Securities Act Amendments of 1975, the Trust Indenture Act, the Investment Company Act, the Investment Advisers Act and the Public Utility Holding Company Act.

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Sec in Historical Law

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Concept of “Sec, Seck”

Traditional meaning of sec, seck in the French law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in French) Dry; barren; see RENT.

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Notes and References

1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Sec, Seck”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.

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