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a term formerly used in Scots insolvency law to describe a payment by a debtor to a favoured creditor, now replaced by the concept of unfair preference.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
fraudulent preference
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fraudulent preferences — See preference … Black's law dictionary
fraudulent preferences — See preference … Black's law dictionary
