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YEAR AND A DAY

1. A period of a jail sentence. 2. In some jurisdictions, a death from wounding to be called murder must occur with one year and a day.3. Time during which a person

YELLOW DOG CONTRACT

An illegal work contract where the employee is asked not to join a union and if he is a member to resign.

YAHOO!

Online website portal with a large array of information from entertainment to news and finance.

YARD LUMBER

Run of mill lumber in various finishes, widths and lengths.

YELLOW FEVER

Spread of a viral infection by mosquitoes infected in Tropical Africa, South America and the Caribbean causing degeneration of liver and kidney tissues.

YELLOW KNIGHT

Corporation with plans to takeover a company in hostile manner.

YELLOW SHEETS

Listing daily of bid and ask prices for over the counter bonds. Produced by National Quotation Bureau.

YANKEE

A note issued in US dollars by a foreign company in the market.

YIELD ENHANCEMENT

A strategy used to increase core returns. This is intended to be a low risk move. Refer to arbitrage speculation and hedging.

YACHT

A light sea-going vessel, used only for pleasure-trips, racing, etc. Webster. TSee 22 St.. at Large, 566 (U. S. Comp. St I 1001, p. 2845); Rev. St U. S.

YARD

A measure of length, containing three feet, or thirty-six inches.UA piece of land inclosed for the use and accommodation of the inhabitants of a house.

YARDLAND

or virgata torrce, is a quantity of land, said by some to be twenty acres,y but by Coke to be of uncertain extent

YEA AND NAY

Yes and no. According to a charter of Athelstan, the people of Riponwere to be believed in all actions or suits upon their yea aud nay, without the yynecessity of taking any

YEME

In old records. Winter; a corruption of the Latin “hiems.”

YEOMAN

In English law. A commoner; a freeholder under the rank of gentleman. Cowell. A man who has free land of forty shillings by the year; who was ancientlythereby qualified to serve on

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