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receivership

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re·ceiv·er·ship  (r-svr-shp)
n. Law
1. The office or functions of a receiver.
2. The state of being held by a receiver: The company went into receivership.

receivership [rɪˈsiːvəʃɪp]
n Law
1. (Law) the office or function of a receiver
2. (Law) the condition of being administered by a receiver
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.receivership - the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver; "the business is in receivership"
state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
2.receivership - a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all
legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
3.receivership - the office of a receiver
berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
Translations
receivership [rɪˈsiːvəʃɪp] N to go into receivershipentrar en liquidación
receivership [rɪˈsiːvərʃɪp] n
to go into receivership → être placé(e) sous administration judiciaire
to be in receivership → être sous administration judiciaire
receivership
n to go into receivershipin Konkurs gehen
receivership [ˌrɪˈsiːvəʃɪp] ncuratela
to go into receivership → andare in amministrazione controllata
receivership [ˌrɪˈsiːvəʃɪp] ncuratela
to go into receivership → andare in amministrazione controllata


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But an Arbitration being blown towards him by some unaccountable wind, and he gaining great credit in it as one indefatigable in seeking out right and doing right, a pretty fat Receivership was next blown into his pocket by a wind more traceable to its source.
"Pardieu, sire," he suddenly said, "I must tell you that there is a receivership of the royal prerogatives vacant, and that I have a nephew.
"There'll be temporary receiverships, of course," Daylight advised; "but they won't bother none or last long.
 
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