A LAYPERSON'S GUIDE TO COLLECTION TERMS
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abeyance
acceleration clause
accord and satisaction
acknowledgement
action
adjudication
administrator
advancement of costs
affiant
affidavit
affirmative defense
agent
allegation
amend
answer
appeal
appearance
arbitration
assets
assignee
assignment
assignment for the benefit of creditors
assignment of claim
assignor
attachment
attorney-in-fact
bankruptcy
bar rates
bench warrant
bill of lading
bill of particulars
brief
bulk sales law
bulk transfer
cause (of action)
chattel
chattel mortgage
closing letter
commercial claim
commission
complaint
composition settlement
compromise
conditional sale
confession of a judgement note
confession of judgement note
conflict of interest
consumer claim
contempt of court
contingent fee
continuance
contract
conveyance
corporate veil (corporate shield)
corporation
cost advance
counterclaim
court costs
covenant
creditor's committee
cross-complaint
debtors prison
default
default judgement
defendant
defense
defunct
demand letter
denial
deponent
deposition
discharge
dishonor
dismissal
distribution
draft
execution
factor
fictitious trade style (trade name)
filed answer
forced sale
forclosure
foreign corporation
forwarder
forwarding contract
fraudulent conveyance
garnishee
garnishment (writ of garnishment)
guarantor
guaranty
hearing
holder in due course
indorsement
injunction
insolvent
interrogatories
judgement
judgement proof
jurisdiction
keeper
law list
lease contract
legal composition
letter of credit
levy
liabilities
liable
lien
limited partnership
liquidation
listee
mortgage
motion
outlawed account
particulars (allegations)
partnership
perfection
petition
plaintiff
pleadings
power of attorney
preference (preferential payment)
preferred creditored (secured or priority creditor)
prima facie
priority creditor
pro rata
pro se
probate
promissory note
proof of claim
proprietorship
quid pro quo
real property (real estate)
receiver
receivership
reclamation
record
rehabilitation (of a debtor)
reorganization (under the bankruptcy code)
replevin
rescind
retail claim
retainer
return
satisfaction of judgement
scam operation
security
security agreement
settlement
sheriff
solvent
statute of limitations
stay
stipulation
subordinate
subpoena
subpoena duces tecum
subrogation
suit fee
suit requirements
summary judgement
summons
supplemental proceeding (sup pro)
trial date
trustee
usury
venue
waiver
writ
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