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  • 61prescription — pre·scrip·tion /pri skrip shən/ n [partly from Middle French prescription establishment of a claim, from Late Latin praescription praescriptio, from Latin, act of writing at the beginning, order, from praescribere to write at the beginning,… …

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  • 62gharar — International, USA Uncertainty. The principles of Sharia require that the fundamental terms of a contract (for example, subject matter, price and time of delivery or date of performance) be certain at the time the contract is executed. Because of …

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  • 63annuity — an·nu·ity /ə nü ə tē, nyü / n pl ities [Medieval Latin annuitas, from Latin annuus yearly] 1: an amount payable at regular intervals (as yearly or quarterly) for a certain or uncertain period 2: the grant of or the right to receive an annuity his …

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  • 64subrogation — sub·ro·ga·tion /ˌsə brō gā shən/ n 1: an equitable doctrine holding that when a third party pays a creditor or obligee the third party succeeds to the creditor s rights against the debtor or obligor; also: a doctrine holding that when an… …

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  • 65limited liability partnership — see partnership Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. limited liability partnership …

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  • 66protocol — pro·to·col / prō tə ˌkȯl/ n 1: an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction 2 a: a preliminary memorandum often formulated and signed by diplomatic negotiators as a basis for a final convention or treaty b: the records or… …

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  • 67bai al inah — A sale and buy back transaction, where a customer sells an asset to a financial institution and then buys it back at a higher price. The transaction is designed to provide the customer with a cash sum. + bai al inah International, USA An Islamic… …

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  • 68bai' al-inah — A sale and buy back transaction, where a customer sells an asset to a financial institution and then buys it back at a higher price. The transaction is designed to provide the customer with a cash sum. + bai al inah International, USA An Islamic… …

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  • 69bai al-inah — A sale and buy back transaction, where a customer sells an asset to a financial institution and then buys it back at a higher price. The transaction is designed to provide the customer with a cash sum. + bai al inah International, USA An Islamic… …

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  • 70bai bithaman ajil — International, USA bai bithaman ajil, Also known as bai muajjal an Islamic finance technique used to finance the acquisition of assets (for example, equity interests, property, machinery or cars) on terms compliant with Sharia. In a bai bithaman… …

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