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LEASE TO OWN

An agreement allowing the renter to buy the leased item when the lease period expires. Typically, some or all of the lease payment is applied to the purchase. A lease-to-own arrangement usually

LEAVE BEHIND

As a reminder of the firm and/or good or service being sold, a salesperson gives the customer a gift.

LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LLDC)

Health care, literacy, and per capita income are criteria for the UN designating some of the world’s poorest countries (48 in 1995) as ‘least developed’. Africa, Asia and Pacific, and Haiti have

LEDGER CASH

In the revenue accounts of a company’s financial statements, list of liquid cash.

LEDGER ACCOUNT

Held as a ledger’s separate page. Classifies each as an asset, liability, or owners’ equity. Records each balance sheet item’s increases and decreases. Also known as an account.

LEGACY SYSTEM

Because its data cannot be updated to newer or standard formats, or its applications easily upgraded, obsolete computer systems may be operation essentials.

LEG

Travel taken from one stop to another. Also known as portion or segment.

LEASE UNDERWRITING

A lender, bank or leasing company has a lease agreement and arranges any financing required.

LEADING PRACTICE

Where it is inordinately difficult to identify or implement a best practice, this team is used instead.

LEGAL LEASE

Specifically, a leasehold estate authorized with a set term by a deed .

LEGAL INJURY

Law provides specific remedy or damages for property damage, bodily harm, or violation of a right.

LEGAL PERSONALITY

Sum total of an individual’s legal advantages and disadvantages. Defined as the lawful characteristics and qualities of an entity. An example of these are a person’s age or asset ownership. From this,

LEGAL LIFE

Intangible asset’s lawful duration. Patent or copyright is an example of such an asset. If an asset’s economic life is shorter than its legal life, the computed amortization uses the economic life.

LEGAL REMEDY

The way a right is enforced by a court of law when injury, harm, or a wrongful act is imposed upon another individual. The laws of remedies will be based on the

LEGAL REALISM

A perspective that legal rules are to benefit the larger society and public policy based on judicial decisions. Neither dogma or supernatural authority applies. A court is expected to determine ‘legal rights’

LEGAL DEFEASANCE

The lender can require debts be paid before stating the bond is paid in full when outstanding debts occurred on the bond.

LEGAL WEIGHT

Lawfully certified weight based on the use of a lawfully certified scale or weight counterbalance. An article’s unit weight is calculated by adding the article’s basic weight and the wrapping and container

LEGEND

Conspicuously displayed table containing symbols with concise explanation that are used in a chart, diagram, drawing, map, table, and the like.

LEGALLY INCAPACITATED

Person unable to make rational decisions or engage in responsible actions. Mental and/or physical deficiency, disability, illness, drug use causing temporary or permanent impairment.

LEGALITY

In general, it is that which makes something legal. 1. As implied warranty that the statutes of a particular jurisdiction are the basis for any act, agreement, or contract in that jurisdiction.

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