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  • 41lien — / lēn/ n [Anglo French, bond, obligation, literally, tie, band, from Old French, from Latin ligamen, from ligare to bind]: a charge or encumbrance upon property for the satisfaction of a debt or other duty that is created by agreement of the… …

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  • 42ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …

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  • 46History of banking — The first banks were the merchants of the ancient world that made loans to farmers and traders that carried goods between cities. The first records of such activity dates back to around 2000 BC in Assyria and Babylonia. Later, in ancient Greece… …

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  • 47security — /si kyoor i tee/, n., pl. securities, adj. n. 1. freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety. 2. freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well founded confidence. 3. something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense. 4. freedom from financial… …

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  • 48Check kiting — is the illegal act of taking advantage of the float to make use of non existent funds in a checking or other bank account; it is a form of check fraud. It is commonly defined as intentionally writing a check for a value greater than the account… …

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  • 49Book Balance — Funds on deposit prior to any adjustment for check clearing, float funds or reserve requirements. The book balance is the term banks use to describe the amount of money available before any adjustments have been made for deposits in transit,… …

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  • 50Economy of the Confederate States of America — The Confederate States of America had an agrarian based economy that relied heavily on slave worked plantations for the production of cotton for export to Europe and the northern US states. If ranked as an independent nation, it would have been… …

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