Superadded
111double liability of stockholder — See superadded liability …
112imposed duties — Literally, duties, the burden of which is imposed upon a person. In a technical sense, those duties of a municipal corporation which are superadded to merely governmental functions, like the special private corporate duty to maintain streets in a …
113indebtedness — The aggregate of a person s debts. A single debt. The state of being obligated upon a debt or debts. For the purpose of deducting interest in computing net income for tax purposes:–an unconditional obligation. Gilman v Commissioner (CA8) 53 F2d… …
114individual liability — See personal liability; superadded liability of stockholders …
115nonregistered stockholder — A stockholder in fact who because of the failure of a corporate officer or transfer agent is not recorded as a stockholder on the books of the corporation. A term applied in the older period of superadded liability of stockholders to a… …
116stockholder's liability — A liability for debts of the corporation, once imposed to a limited extent upon stockholders by constitutional or statutory provisions, since eliminated except for certain classes of debts, such as wages or obligations incurred before the… …
117the last drop makes the cup run over — Similar in sense to the next proverb (it is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back). 1655 T. FULLER Church Hist. Britain XI. ii. When the Cup is brim full before, the last (though least) superadded drop is charged alone to be the cause of… …
118advenient — (ˈ)ad|vēnyənt, ēnēənt adjective Etymology: Latin advenient , adveniens, present participle of advenire : coming from outward causes : superadded, adventitious …
119on top of — preposition 1. a. : in control of acted like a man on top of his job Newsweek b. : informed about readers right on top of all the news that s fit to print New York Times 2 …
120DIVINE PUNISHMENT — In a system of law based on divine revelation all punishment originally and ultimately derives from God. Even though human agencies may be entrusted with authority to inflict punishments in certain prescribed cases, God s own overriding punishing …
