“A religious sect is a body or number of persons united in tenets, but con- stituting a distinct organization or party, by holding sentiments or doctrines different from those of […]

In old English law . Suit; attendance at court; the plaintiff’s suit or following, i. e., the witnesses whom he was required, in the ancient practice, to bring with him […]

a term that relates and pertains to a sect or religion that differs from non-sectarian which is not related to a religion or sect.

Suitors of court who, among the Saxons, gave their judgment or verdict in civil suits upon the matter of fact and law. 1 Reeve, Eng. Law, 22.

In text-books, codes, statutes, and other juridical writings, the smallest distinct and numbered subdivisions are commonly called “sections,” sometimes “arti- cles,” and occasionally “paragraphs.”

A plan of flexible benefit that is named a section of the IRS tax code that allows an employees contribution to be matched dollar for dollar with pre-tax dollars.

In American land law. A division or parcel of land, on the government survey, comprising one square mile or 640 acres. Each “township” (six miles square) is divided by straight […]

A writ which lay for a dowress, or one in wardship, to be free from suit of court. Cowell.

1. General. A distinct, large subdivision that is defined on the basis of a common factor. Also a segment.2. Data storage. The area of a disk that is the smallest […]

A mutual fund or unit trust that has invested in one sector of the economy or industry, such as manufacturing or communications . They often have erratic performance and are […]

When an entire industries, such as automobile manufacturers volatility is reflected in an over the counter or exchange trade.

See asset allocation . A process of investment salesin one style of business in order to purchase holdings in one or more than one different types where the investor has […]

Lat In Roman law. Purchasers at auction, or public sales.

Not spiritual; not ecclesiastical ; relating to affairs of the present world.

A cycle in marketing between 5 and 20 years. It consists of series of shorter trends in a primary market .

A market or economy trend that is associated with a characteristic that is not seasonal or running in cycles. It lasts for a number of years.

dom, both foreign and domestic. There are five principal secretaries,

The ability of a computer that is secure to allow different people different areas of access dependent on a security clearance level.

To give security; to assure of payment, performance , or indemnity; to guaranty or make certain the payment of a debt or discharge of an obligation . One “se- cures” […]

A bond that is issued and backed by specific assets as collateral which can then be sold in the case of a default. Most bonds are issued this way.

A path of communication that is protected by interference from a third party .

Standards of communicationthat are used to ensure a secure transfer of data communication . Mastercard and Visa have developed the Secure Electronic Transaction protocol.

An open industry standard developed by Visa and Mastercard to secire online commerce transactions. When using SET the buyers details are encoded and then sent to Visa and Mastercard to […]

An enhaced HTTP that uses a secure socket layer type of technology to allow the transmission of encrypted text that is embedded in normal text in an electronic document .

an adjustable rate mortgagethat has a set period of fixed interest. This option starts with a low interest rate then it increases after the fixed period is over.