Any debt which is discharged before any other debt is paid off.

One paid on the preferred stock of a corporation ; a dividend paid to one classof shareholders in priority to that paid to another. Chaffee v. Railroad Co., 55 Vt […]

The total amount of profit, that is taken from the preferred stock of the company. The preferred equity does not take in to account any profit brought in through other […]

A theory which states that individual investors generally have a preferred limit of lengths when it comes to the maturity of any bond, and an investor is only liable to […]

A conscious or subconscious mode of a person, which evaluates how they might act in a specified situation.

A portion of any publication which is known to attract more attention as compared to other portions. Similarly, the pricing of the ‘ preferred position ‘ is more than the […]

The rate at which a publication would alow a client to place an ad in its ‘ preferred position ‘.

A group of different personnel who are ready to provide treatment to members of the group for a preset fee. It is usually another option as compared to a HMO […]

An insured with less risk of loss and claims than the normal applicant. Insurers find these risks to increase their underwriting income and lower settlements.

A security that pays investors periodic dividends but does not allow them board vote. There are many forms of this stock.

The account which states the total shares owned of a preferred account.

In medical Jurisprudence . The state of a female who has within her ovary or womb a fecundated germ, which gradually becomes developed in the latter receptacle. Duugl. Med. Diet.

See NEGATIVE PREGNANT .

A forejudgment; bias; preconceived opinion. A leaning towards one side of a cause for some reason other than a conviction of its justice. Willis v. State, 12 Ga. 449; Hungerford […]

a term that is used for the favouritism that is shown by a judge to one party that is involved in a law suit.’

a preconceived conclusion by a juror that he has formed before he has heard all of the facts of a case.

a mistake that is made in handling a trial resulting in harm to the complaining party.

evidence that is introduced with the sole role of wrongfully influencing the jury.

A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church. Webster.

Fr. In French law . A preliminary deduction; particularly, the portion or share which one member of a firm is entitled to take out of the partnership assets before a […]

Introductory; initiatory ; preceeding; temporary and provisional ; as preliminary examination , Injunction , articles of peace, etc.

the enquiry by a court to see if a crime has really been committed and if a certain person has committed the crime.

An injunction granted before the trial has started, which states that the plaintiff will suffer extensive damage in case the injunction is not granted. Security must be posted with the […]

A kind of prospectus which is given out any new problem/ issue. It is generaly given out to estimate the level of interest between potential investors by providing them clear […]

A short term cover for insurance, given to a policy holder so as to provide cover for any risk, until the policy holder finalizez the anniversary date for the long […]