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101Special Drawing Rights — (SDRs) is a potential claim on the freely usable currencies of International Monetary Fund members. SDRs have the ISO 4217 currency code XDR.DefinitionSDRs are defined in terms of a basket of major currencies used in international trade and… …
102Special Intelligence Service — is usually the name of a government intelligence apparatus that is organized for a specific purpose.United StatesThe Special Intelligence Service was a branch of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation established during the term of President… …
103special situation fund — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► an investment fund (= company that invests money for investors in shares, bonds, etc.) with the purpose of making a profit from special situations: »Among the top 10 performing UK unit trusts were special situation funds …
104special interrogatory — n: an interrogatory addressed to a jury seeking a determination of a specific issue or issues of ultimate fact for the purpose of testing the deliberations and conclusions of the jury for consistency with the general verdict or when the court… …
105special meeting — n: a meeting held for a special and limited purpose; specif: a corporate meeting held occasionally in addition to the annual meeting to conduct only business described in a notice to the shareholders Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …
106Special meaning — when used formally refers to the fixed or restricted interpretation of certain words or phrases allowed in certain matters.United KingdomIn the jurisdictions of the United Kingdom, certain words or phrases are interpreted in their particular… …
107special needs trust — A trust designed to hold and disburse property for the benefit of an SSI recipient so that SSI and Medicaid won t consider the trust property or disbursements to be a resource or income. To accomplish this purpose, the trust typically gives the… …
108special — ► ADJECTIVE 1) better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual. 2) designed for or belonging to a particular person, place, or event. 3) (of a subject) studied in particular depth. 4) (of education) for children with particular needs,… …
109special intention — noun (RC church) The purpose for which prayers are being said or mass celebrated • • • Main Entry: ↑special …
110special sessions — special sessions, a sitting or meeting of a court, council, legislature, or other body, for an extraordinary purpose and outside of the usually appointed time …
