Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
lump — ▪ I. lump lump 1 [lʌmp] noun 1. take the/your lumps informal to have some problems: • They took their lumps but they re on the road to profitability. 2. the lump … Financial and business terms
divorce — di·vorce 1 n [Middle French, from Latin divortium, from divortere divertere to leave one s marriage partner, from di away, apart + vertere to turn]: the dissolution of a valid marriage granted esp. on specified statutory grounds (as adultery)… … Law dictionary
clean break principle — the principle that upon divorce the former spouses should settle their financial affairs in such a way that financial relations between them come to an end. This may be achieved by either a property adjustment order, an order for periodical… … Law dictionary
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social security — 1. (usually caps.) a program of old age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups. 2. the theory or practice of… … Universalium
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Pennsylvania Lottery — logo The Pennsylvania Lottery is operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The lottery was created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly on August 26, 1971; two months later, Henry Kaplan was appointed as its first executive director. The… … Wikipedia
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