Search results for: “public companies”
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Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)The The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: A […]
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Initial Public Offering (Ipo)
A company’s first sale of stock to the public. Securities offered in an IPO are often, but not always, those of young, small companies seeking outside equity capital and a public market for their stock. Investors purchasing stock in IPOs generally must be prepared to accept very large risks […]
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City Code
English Legal System: City Code On Takeovers And MergersIn the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of City Code On Takeovers And Mergers : A body of rules regulating those engaged in the conduct of *takeovers and *mergers of public companies. It […]
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Stock Options
Stock Options Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)The The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Stock Options in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: Right to purchase or sell a specified number of shares of stock at specified […]
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Books of Account
The singular, book of account, was often used synonymously with book of original entry. The plural, however, now refers loosely to all the books recording his transactions that a businessman might maintain….
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Bond
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bond Meaning of Bond A contract under seal to pay a sum of money ; a contract under seal acknowledging a debt, present or future. This is a single bond. A double bond is one where there is a condition […]
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Investment Company
A company or trust that uses its capital to invest in other companies. There are two principal types: the closed-end and the open-end, or mutual fund. Shares in closed-end investment companies, some of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, are readily transferable in the open market […]
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Defamation
The publication of a statement which tends to lower a person in the estimation of right thinking members of society generally, or which tends to make them shun or avoid that person. Defamation is either libel or slander . See libel and slander.
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Trust
Abuse of position of trust in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of abuse of position of trust. Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Trust (You may find trust at the world […]
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Government
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Government Meaning of Government The governing body of a community , a state , United States , territory, district , municipality , a commonwealth . See 11 U.S.C. §101(21). <div […]
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Share
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Share Meaning of Share A portion of anything owned in common by several persons. In relation to corporations, it is a definite fractional part of the capital of the corporation conferring upon the holder […]
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Merger
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Merger Meaning of Merger In relation to corporations, the term denotes the amalgamation of two corporations to form a new one. The absorption of one corporation by another, which retains its name and […]
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Toll
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Toll Meaning of Toll A fixed charge for some privilege granted or service rendered, especially one granted or rendered to the public and payable by whomsoever chooses to utilise the privilege or avail of […]