subsidiary law

  • 91adjuvant — I adjective accessory, aiding, ancillary, assistant, assisting, auxiliary, cooperative, helpful, helping, ministerial, obliging, serving, subservient, subsidiary II noun acolyte, adjutant, aid, aide de camp, ancillary, assistant, attendant,… …

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  • 92appurtenant — ap·pur·te·nant /ə pərt ən ənt/ adj [Anglo French apurtenant, alteration of Old French apartenant, present participle of apartenir to belong, appertain]: annexed or belonging to a more important property Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …

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  • 93contingent — con·tin·gent /kən tin jənt/ adj 1: likely but not certain to happen compare executory 2: intended for use in circumstances not completely foreseen a contingent fund 3: dependent on or conditioned by something else …

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  • 94dependent — de·pen·dent 1 adj 1: determined or conditioned by another: contingent 2 a: relying on another for esp. financial support b: lacking the necessary means of support or protection and in need of aid from others (as a public agency) have the child… …

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  • 95parent — par·ent n 1 a: a person who begets or brings forth offspring; esp: the natural parents of a child born of their marriage ◇ The biological father of an illegitimate child is usu. not considered the child s parent absent a judicial determination of …

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  • 96group relief — Under the Income and Corporation Taxes 1988 tax losses of one company in a group can be transferred to other companies in the group to be set against taxable profits in the recipient. Group relief is not available for losses incurred by a company …

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  • 97appurtenance — ap·pur·te·nance /ə pərt ən əns/ n [Anglo French apurtenance, alteration of Old French apartenance, from apartenant appurtenant]: property (as an outbuilding or fixture) or a property right (as a right of way) that is incidental to a principal… …

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  • 98demerger — A procedure by which part of the business of a company or subsidiary in a group of companies is transferred directly to shareholders (or a class of them) by a distribution thereby creating separate companies in common ownership. The procedure is… …

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  • 99directors' report — Under Section 23A and 235 Companies Act 1985, for each financial year the directors are obliged to prepare a directors report, usually contained in the statutory accounts, containing a review of the business, stating whether dividends are to be… …

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  • 100incidental — in·ci·den·tal /ˌin sə dent əl/ adj 1: subordinate or secondary in importance or position incidental benefits 2: incident 3: occurring by chance or in isolation incidental use of a person s …

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