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  • 71concession — con·ces·sion n 1: an act or instance of conceding or yielding 2: something conceded: as a: acknowledgment admission b: something granted esp. as an inducement (as to enter into an agreement) c: a grant of real property esp. by a gov …

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  • 72consideration — con·sid·er·a·tion n: something (as an act or forbearance or the promise thereof) done or given by one party for the act or promise of another see also contract compare motive ◇ Except in Louisiana, consideration is a necessary element to the… …

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  • 73consortium — con·sor·tium /kən sȯr shəm; shē əm/ n pl sor·tia / shə, shē ə/ also sortiums [Latin, sharing, partnership, from consort consors sharer, partner] 1: an agreement, combination, or group (as of companies) formed to undertake an enterprise beyond… …

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  • 74estoppel — es·top·pel /e stä pəl/ n [probably from Middle French estoupail plug, stopper, from estouper to stop up see estop] 1: a bar to the use of contradictory words or acts in asserting a claim or right against another; esp: equitable estoppel in this… …

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  • 75confirmation — con·fir·ma·tion /ˌkän fər mā shən/ n 1: the act or process of confirming, assuring, or upholding seeking confirmation of the agreement; specif: the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body senate confirmation of the Supreme Court… …

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  • 76Tier 1 capital — Regulatory capital requirements are designed to ensure that a bank maintains sufficient capital to absorb any losses it incurs while remaining able to pay creditors and depositors. The basic concept is that if a bank has enough of the right type… …

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  • 77yield — 1 / yēld/ vt: to produce as return from an expenditure or investment: furnish as profit or interest an account that yield s 6 percent vi 1: to give place or precedence (as to one having a superior right or claim) 2: to relinquish the floor of a… …

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  • 78European Convention on Human Rights — European Convention on Human Rights, more fully, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, a charter designed to further the goals of the European Council. Its members accept that citizens should enjoy… …

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  • 79Traité de paix — Accord de paix entre Ramsès II et Hattushili III ((temple de Karnak) …

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  • 80composition — com·po·si·tion n: an agreement between an insolvent debtor and several creditors whereby partial payment of the debts discharges in full the original obligations compare accord, compromise Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …

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