The mode or system of holding lauds or tenements in subordination to some superior, which, in the feudal ages, was the leading characteristic of real property . Tenure is the […]

a term that is used for the right to hold office for a period of time.

Process, agent or substance causing birth defects within first 3 months of a pregnancy.

Tn Scotch law. Dower; a widow’s right of dower, or a right to a life- estate in a third part of the lands of which her husband died seised.

In Scotch law. A widow that possesses the third part of her husband’s land, as her legal jointure. 1 Kames, Eq. pref.

A term applied in the West Indies to a person one of whose parents was white aud the other a mulatto. See Daniel v. Guy, 19 Ark. 131.

a compact contrary to the common nature and reason of the fee, put into a contract

a term that is used for bail that is for a limited and set period of time.

Bill of exchange payable after a set number of days from delivery or presentment . Also known as period bill.

Debt security with a single date for maturity and will be redeemed in one lump sum payment .

Donated funds that need to be used during a set period of time.

Arranged financing meeting needs over a set period of time.

type of life insurance policy with no loan or cash value that can be cancelled at any time when a premium is not paid.

Cheapest and simplest form of life insurance staying in effect for a period of time or until a certain age is reached.

A loan that lasts between 1 and 10 years. It has a specific amount to be repaid on a schedule at floatin interest. Refer to theta and time decay.

Short term , 5 years or less, standing mortgage where the loan is amortized over a set period but interest is paid for the term of the loan

Period where a bill of exchange is drafted and is then due for payment.

Length of a loan and time during that it must be paid.

Transfer internally of a debt shown on a firm’s balance sheet by capitalization of long and short term debt .

An agreement to repurchase that matures in 30 days. Refer to open and overnight purchase agreement .

Clause in a rating manual that details term where coverage is valid.

Mapping interest rates across time on a yield curve . Refer to expectation , liquidity preference, and market segmentation theory .

Relationship existing between interest rates and yield on bonds and maturities.

Terms of the law. The name of a lexicon of the law French words and other technicalities of legal language in old times.

This name is sometimes given to property of such a nature that its duration is not perpetual or indefinite, but is limited or liable to terminate upon the happening of […]