divestment


divestment
The disposal or reduction of an investment or business interest, for financial, legal, or ethical reasons.
Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships, etc.
Category: Personal Finance & Retirement
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

divestment
n.
   the act of stripping one's investment from an entity.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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