Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
avoidance power — the power of the court to invalidate certain obligations or transactions undertaken by a debtor prior to filing bankruptcy. It is generally intended to reverse transfers of property that favor one creditor over another (Glossary of Common… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Power Grid Corporation of India — POWERGRID, a Navratna Public Sector Enterprise, is one of the largest transmission utilities in the world. POWERGRID wheels about 45% of the total power generated in India on its transmission network. POWERGRID has a pan India presence with… … Wikipedia
Constitutional avoidance — In United States constitutional law, the doctrine of constitutional avoidance dictates that a federal court should refuse to rule on a constitutional issue if the case can be resolved on a nonconstitutional basis. When a federal court is faced… … Wikipedia
Asteroid-impact avoidance — Planetary defense redirects here. For defending against alien invasion in fiction, see alien invasion. Artist s impression of a major impact event. The collision between Earth and an asteroid a few kilometres in diameter releases as much energy… … Wikipedia
Tax avoidance and tax evasion — Tax avoidance is the legal utilization of the tax regime to one s own advantage, in order to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law. By contrast tax evasion is the general term for efforts to not pay taxes by… … Wikipedia
Prudent avoidance principle — Prudent avoidance is a precautionary principle in risk management, stating that reasonable efforts to minimise potential risks should be taken when the actual magnitude of the risks is unknown. The principle was proposed by Prof. Granger Morgan… … Wikipedia
Obstacle Collision Avoidance System — The Obstacle Collision Avoidance System (OCAS) is designed to alert pilots if their aircraft is in immediate danger of flying into an obstacle. OCAS uses a low power ground based radar to provide detection and tracking of an aircraft s proximity… … Wikipedia
Holocaust Education and Avoidance Pod — HEAP is an acronym for a Holocaust Education and Avoidance Pod , a concept created by author Neal Stephenson in his book Cryptonomicon . The HEAP is basically an instruction manual on guerrilla warfare, designed to be distributed among peoples at … Wikipedia
Catholic beliefs on the power of prayer — Prayer is a central theme in the common Bible of the Abrahamic religions, where various forms of prayer appear; the most common forms being petition, thanksgiving and worship. When people pray as a form of petition, they hope for a certain… … Wikipedia
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance — Der englische Begriff Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) (zu Deutsch etwa: „Mehrfachzugriff mit Trägerprüfung und Kollisionsvermeidung“) bezeichnet ein Prinzip für die Kollisionsvermeidung bei Zugriff mehrerer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
