In the civil law . Cous- ins-german, in general; brothers’ and sisters’ children, considered in their relation to each other

Lat. An association , fellowship, or partnership . Applied by some of the older writers to a corporation , and even to a nation considered as a body politic . […]

Abbreviated form of Consolidated Fund Annuities, representing PERPETUAL DEBT issued by the UK government as part of its GILT program. Consols, which form part of the government

The name of a code of sea-laws, said to have been compiled by order of the kings of Arragon (or, according to other authorities , at Pisa or Bar celona) […]

To consolidate means something more than rearrange or redivide. In a general sense, it means to unite into one mass or body, as to consolidate the forces of an army, […]

A contract where a firm gets the majority stake but lets the administration to the existing management.

A bill of lading with moe than one combined in it.

A bond made to replace old bonds to get a lower interest rate .

Cargo that is shipped in a container that has several small shipments in it. It is sent under one bill of lading . AKA consolidated load.

Grouping units to make it easy for reporting and consolidation .

The total governmental spending for a year. It can include funds transferred other agencies and made by other governments.

Information about a firm’s assets, liability, and equity. Their accounts are also listed on one document. AKA combined financial statement or consolidated accounts.

In England. A fund for the payment of the public debt .

A bill for many items a single vendor sends to their customer. It is the same bill no matter the shipments or orders. It cuts cost and time and paper […]

A collection or compilation into one statute or one code or volume of all the laws of the state in general, or of those relating to a particular subject; nearly […]

A loan for property that pays off old loans that may be on different properties. The combined mortgages are one and get a lower rate and payment.

The orders regulating the practice of the English court of chancery , which were issued, in 1860, in substitution for the various orders which had previously been promulgated from time […]

Shipping cargo by combining several smaller shipments to make a full load. It cuts shipping costs and is separated when it reaches its destination . AKA grouped shipment.

In the civil law . The union of the usufruct with the estate out of which it issues, in the same person; which happens when the usufructuary acquires the estate, […]

A loan that pays older loans with a new one. It has a longer time to pay off and an amount that is lower than the combined payments of the […]

The act or process of uniting several actions into one trial and judgment, by order of a court, where all the actions are between the same parties, pending in the […]

The act or process of uniting two or more of them into one.

The union or merger into one corporate body of two or more corporations which had been separately created for similar or connected purposes. In England this is termed ” amalgamation […]

In practice . A rule or order of court requiring a plaintiff who has instituted separate suits upon several claims against the same defendant, to consolidate them in one action, […]

Cargo that is consolidated with smaller shipments to get a better rate. AKA assembly service, cargo consolidation , and freight cosolidation.