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Category: L

LOSS FINANCING

Risk management techniques used to prevent loss and increase profit.

LOSS PAYABLE CLAUSE

Payment authorization clause. Covers insured payout to insured entities who are not the insured. Protects a mortgage lender, as an example.

LOST PROFITS

Estimated damages method to compensate a seller for lost profits caused by buyer’s breach of contract.

LOWER COURT

Appeal to a higher court is allowed on a decision made by this court, having jurisdiction to hear a specific case,

LUNAR DAY

Used in tidal predictions , consist of a period of 24 hours and 50 minutes. Also known as tidal day.

LABOR CERTIFICATION

US immigration services event to mitigate an unavailability of qualified American workers to place in job vacancies. The employer documents its plans to sponsor a foreign national, based on legal and permanent

LABOR PIRACY

Stealing an employee from a company by offering greater incentives. Intent is to gain intellectual capital and deprive the competitor of a potentially key employee.

LAISSEZ-FAIRE

An economic philosophy that suggest government involvement in finances is not necessary. The market will balance itself out naturally.

LANDFILL GAS

Anaerobic decomposition of organic waste at landfill sites causes gases, like methane, to occur.

LATENCY

1. ending at manifestation of effects and beginning at first exposure to a hazardous substance. 2. ending at a computer/device-command’s execution and begun when the command was given. 3. Measured elapsed time

LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS

Economic concept: Increase one production factor, such as the number of workers, for example, leaving other factors, such as machines and workspace, for example, as is, output will lessen as a ratio

LAYERED TRUST

Two or more trusts in sequence where each sequential trust is the beneficiary of the prior trust.

LEADER

An entity, typically, a person, that provides direction to those who follow. Often holds a dominant or superior position within a specific field. Exerts a high degree of control or influence over

LEAPS

Refer to Long-term Equity Anticipation Security

LEASEE

Entity documented as the one leasing. Accountable for the agreement’s terms. One or more leasees on a lease is required. The leasee pays agreed-to amount. A complaint against the leasee by the

LEGACY APPLICATION

Computer programs and systems, like a database system, that is an organization’s operation essential, deemed to be enterprise in nature, or obsolete due to format or as an unsupported system. One of

LEGAL EXPENSE INSURANCE

Insurance providing legal services to policyholders. According to a schedule, the policyholder pays for services.

LEGAL NOTICE

a legal action or intent announced by advertising in newspapers or some public posting.

LEGAL DEFENSE

(1) A defense which is complete and adequate in point of law. (2)A defense which may be set up in a court of law; as distinguished from an “equitabledefense,” which is cognizable

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