Preference in United States
Preference Definition
Priority of payment, or right thereto. Preferences may be either involuntary, being the right which a creditor obtains by law to be first paid out of the assets of the debtor, as by obtaining a judgment which is a lien on his lands, or voluntary, being the paying or securing to one or more of his creditors by a debtor (usually insolvent) the whole or a part of their claims, to the exclusion of the rest.
Preference in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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Preference | Preference in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
Preference | Preference in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
Preference | Preference in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
Preference | Preference in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
Preference | Preference in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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Preference | Preference in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Preference | Preference in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Preference | Preference in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Preference | Preference in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Preference | Preference in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Preference | Preference in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Preference | Preference in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Preference | Preference in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Preference | Preference in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Preference | Preference in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Preference | Preference in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
Preference | Preference in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Priority of payment, or right thereto. Preferences may be either involuntary, being the right which a creditor obtains by law to be first paid out of the assets of the debtor, as by obtaining a judgment which is a lien on his lands, or voluntary, being the paying or securing to one or more of his creditors by a debtor (usually insolvent) the whole or a part of their claims, to the exclusion of the rest.
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This definition of Preference Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This definition needs to be proofread..
Concept of Preference in Political Science
The following is a very basic definition of Preference in relation to the election system and the U.S Congress: Choice
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Further Reading (Articles)
Preferences and Other Moral Sources, The Hastings Center Report; November 1, 1994; Nelson, Hilde Lindemann Nelson, James Lindemann
Endogenous preferences and the study of institutions., American Political Science Review; September 1, 1993; Gerber, Elisabeth R. Jackson, John E.
Preferences of Healthy and Unhealthy Foods among 3 to 4 Year Old Children in Mexico, Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition; March 1, 2012; De Lira-García, Cynthia Bacardí-Gascón, Montserrat Jiménez-Cruz, Arturo
Preferences in Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization, AI Magazine; December 22, 2008; Rossi, Francesca Venable, K. Brent Walsh, Toby
Preference Handling for Artificial Intelligence, AI Magazine; December 22, 2008; Goldsmith, Judy Junker, Ulrich
Preferences in Interactive Systems: Technical Challenges and Case Studies, AI Magazine; December 22, 2008; Peintner, Bart Viappiani, Paolo Yorke-Smith, Neil
Preferences for Residential Development Attributes and Support for the Policy Process: Implications for Management and Conservation of Rural Landscapes, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review; April 1, 2003; Johnston, Robert J. Swallow, Stephen K. Bauer, Dana Marie Anderson, Christopher M.
Preference Litigation Pursuant To Chapter 128 Of The Wisconsin Statutes Vs. Preference Litigation Pursuant To The United States Bankruptcy Code., Mondaq Business Briefing; February 21, 2012
A Preference Ordinary Course of Business Defense Double Feature, Business Credit; September 1, 2010; Nathan, Bruce
Preference Relief for Real Estate Material and Service Providers, Business Credit; May 1, 2012; Nathan, Bruce
Patent Issued for Preference Extracting Apparatus, Preference Extracting Method and Preference Extracting Program, Journal of Engineering; September 5, 2012
Using Learning Preferences to Direct Teaching and Balance Academic Performance, Journal of College Science Teaching; May 1, 2013; Kelly, Martin G.
Patient Preferences for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: A Scoping Review, PharmacoEconomics; October 1, 2013; Joy, Susan M. Little, Emily Maruthur, Nisa M. Purnell, Tanjala S. Bridges, John F. P.
Preference for Abstract Art According to Thinking Styles and Personality, North American Journal of Psychology; December 1, 2013; Gridley, Mark C.
Preference Mapping of Cheddar Cheese with Varying Maturity Levels, Journal of Dairy Science; January 1, 2004; Young, N D Drake, M Lopetcharat, K McDaniel, M R
Patient Preferences for the Delivery of Military Mental Health Services, Military Medicine; June 1, 2011; Gould, Matthew
A Preference Ordinary Course of Business Defense Trifecta, Business Credit; July 1, 2012; Nathan, Bruce
Eliciting Preferences for Prioritizing Treatment of Rare Diseases: The Role of Opportunity Costs and Framing Effects, PharmacoEconomics; November 1, 2013; Desser, Arna S. Olsen, Jan Abel Grepperud, Sverre
Defending Preference Actions, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal; October 1, 2006; Winiecki, Kurt A
Timing Preferences for Women’s Family-Life Transitions: Intergenerational Transmission among Migrants and Dutch, Journal of Marriage and Family; February 1, 2007; de Valk, Helga A. G. Liefbroer, Aart C.