conventional lien — A lien is conventional where the lien, general or particular, is raised by the express agreement and stipulation of the parties, in circumstances where the law alone would not create a lien from the mere relation of the parties or the details of… … Black's law dictionary
Lien — For other uses, see Lien (disambiguation). Property law … Wikipedia
mortgage — /morgaj/ A mortgage is an interest in land created by a written instrument providing security for the performance of a duty or the payment of a debt. At common law, an estate created by a conveyance absolute in its form, but intended to secure… … Black's law dictionary
mortgage — /morgaj/ A mortgage is an interest in land created by a written instrument providing security for the performance of a duty or the payment of a debt. At common law, an estate created by a conveyance absolute in its form, but intended to secure… … Black's law dictionary
Taiwan — /tuy wahn /, n. Wade Giles, Pinyin. a Chinese island separated from the SE coast of China by Taiwan Strait: a possession of Japan 1895 1945; restored to China 1945; seat of the Republic of China since 1949. Cap.: Taipei. Also called Formosa. * *… … Universalium
Homéopathie — Timbre allemand célébrant les 200 ans de l homéopathie en reprenant l axiome édité par Hahnemann similia similibus curentur L’homéopathie ou homœopathie (du grec όμοιος / hómoios, « similaire » et … Wikipédia en Français
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literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Tet Offensive — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Tet Offensive partof=the Vietnam War caption=Some communist targets during the Tet Offensive date=30 January 1968 23 September 1968 place=South Vietnam result= North Vietnamese propaganda victory. U.S. and South … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium