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Civil
Law; Legal

Relating to the rights of private individuals and legal proceedings concerning these rights as distinguished from criminal, military, or international regulations or proceedings.

Controlling shareholder
Law; Legal

A shareholder who owns more than half of the shares or majority of the outstanding shares in a company.

Ascertain
Law; Legal

To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation; to make certain, definite, and precise.

Confiscate
Law; Legal

To seize (usually private property) for the public treasury by or as if by authority (government).

Fine
Law; Legal

A sum of money or a forfeiture required to be paid to the offended party in a civil action.

Judicial interpretation
Law; Legal

A theory or mode of thought that explains how the judiciary should interpret the law, particularly constitutional documents and legislation.

Joint stock limited company
Law; Legal

An association engaged in a business for profit with ownership interests represented by shares of stock.

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