Associations to the word «Receivership»

Wiktionary

RECEIVERSHIP, noun. (legal) The office and duties of a receiver.
RECEIVERSHIP, noun. (legal) The state of being under the control of a receiver.
RECEIVERSHIP, noun. (legal) (business) A form trusteeship of bankruptcy administration in which a receiver is appointed to run the company for the benefit of the creditors.

Dictionary definition

RECEIVERSHIP, noun. The state of property that is in the hands of a receiver; "the business is in receivership".
RECEIVERSHIP, noun. 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.
RECEIVERSHIP, noun. The office of a receiver.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.