L. Fr. Infamous. Britt c. 15.
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DEFAULT
The omission or failure to fulfill a duty, observe a promise, discharge an obligation , or perform an agreement. State v. Moores, 52 Neb. 770, 73 N. W. 299;Osborn v. […]
DEFAULT DAY
the last day when a defendant can be in court in order to defend himself.
DEFAULT JUDGMENT
When the plaintiff wins the case and the defendant doesn’t file acknowledgement of service, make appearance, or enter a defense. The case can be dismissed and a default judgment is […]
DEFAULT MODEL
The ability of a borrower to not pay debt. It decides credit risk among debtors in a similar situation.
DEFAULT OF ISSUE
Failure to have living children or descendants at a given time or fixed point. George v. Morgan, 16 Pa. 100.
DEFAULT OPTION
An OVERTHECOUNTER BINARY OPTION that grants the buyer a payoff if the reference credit DEFAULTS on a specific DEBT obligation ; the payoff is equal to the difference between a […]
DEFAULT PROBABILITY
The certainty that a firm will go into default or not perform the acts on a contract.
DEFAULT PROBABILITY PLAN
Insurance for default to pay the debt lost if it fails to deliver or perform.
DEFAULT RATE
Interest rates banks charge customers not making payments on loans. It can also occur if payments are late.
DEFAULT RISK
The loss exposure because of non payment when the loan becomes payable. It relates to credit worthiness and decides interest rates on the loan.
DEFAULT SETTING
The manufacturers controls for a hardware or software. It can be changed and customized.
DEFAULT SWAP
An OVERTHECOUNTER SWAP involving the exchange of deferred PREMIUM (often in the form of a floating rate CASH FLOW) for a lumpsum payment if an UNDERLYING reference credit DEFAULTS. The […]
DEFAULTER
One who makes default. One who misappropriates money held by him in an official or fiduciary character, or fails toaccount for such money.
DEFEASANCE
An instrument which defeats the force or operation of some otherdeed or estate. That which is in the same deed is called a “condition;” and that which isin another deed […]
DEFEASIBLE
Subject .to be defeated, annulled, revoked, or undone upon the happeningof a future event or the performance of a condition subsequent , or by a conditionallimitation. Usually spoken of estates […]
DEFEASIBLE FEE
An estate in fee but which is liable to be defeated by some futurecontingency; e. g., a vested remainder which might be defeated by the death of theremainderman he- fore […]
DEFEASIBLE TITLE
One that is liable to be annulled or made void, but not one that isalready void or an absolute nullity. Elder v. Schumacher. 18 Colo. 433, 33 Pac. 175.
DEFEAT
To prevent, frustrate, or circumvent ; as in the phrase “hinder, delay, ordefeat creditors.” Coleman v. Walker, 3 Mete. (Ivy.) 05. 77 Am. Dec. 103; Walker v.Sayers, 5 Rush (Ivy.) […]
DEFECT
The want or absence of some legal requisite; deficiency; Imperfection ; insufficiency .Hauey-Campbell Co. v. Creamery Ass’n, 119 Iowa, 188, 93 N. W. 297; Bliven v. Sioux City, 85 Iowa, […]
DEFECT OF FORM
An imperfection in the style, manner, arrangement , or non-essentialparts of a legal instrument , plea, indictment , etc., as distinguished from a “defect ofsubstance.” See infra.
DEFECT OF PARTIES
In pleading and practice. Insufficiency of theparties before a court in any given proceeding to give it jurisdiction and authority todecide the controversy , arising from the omission or fail- […]
DEFECT OF SUBSTANCE
An imperfection in the body or substantive part of a legal instrument , plea, indictment , etc., consisting in the omission of something which is essential to be set forth. […]
DEFECT-FREE
The quality standards that must be met every time.
DEFECTIVE
Lacking in some particular which is essential to the completeness, legalsufficiency, or security of the object spoken of; as, a “defective” highway or bridge,(Munson v. Derby, 37 Conn. 310, 9 […]