| LC control no. | sh2003008999 |
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| Topical heading | Receivership |
| See also | Bankruptcy |
| Found in | Work cat.: U.S. General Accounting Office. Public housing [ER] : information on receiverships at public housing authorities, 2003: Highlights (under an administrative receivership, HUD appoints either a contractor or a HUD employee to take over the housing authority's management; administrative and judical receiverships have operated similarly) LAW.COM dictionary, July 15, 2003 (Receivership: the process of appointment by a court of a receiver to take custody of the property, business, rents and profits of a party to a lawsuit pending a final decision on disbursement or an agreement that a receiver control the financial receipts of a person who is deeply in debt (insolvent) for the benefit of creditors) Friedman, J.P. Dictionary of business terms, 2001 (Receivership: equitable remedy whereby a court orders property placed under the control of a receiver so that it may be preserved for the benefit of affected parties; see also bankruptcy) The new Oxford American dictionary, 2001 (Receivership: the state of being dealt with by an official receiver) |
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