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LEAD PIPE Definition & Legal Meaning

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Refers to an easy business operation or a virtually guaranteed success. A sale or trade is almost 100% certain to take place. A plumbing metaphor of a lead pipe attached to another part of the piping is a sure thing. Also known as layup.

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