offset of claim

См. также в других словарях:

• offset — off·set 1 / ȯf ˌset/ n: a claim or amount that reduces or balances another claim or amount: set off the creditor s own debt was an offset; also: the reduction or balance achieved by such a claim off·set 2 /ˌȯf set/ vt: to balance, reduce, or… …   Law dictionary

• Offset agreement — Defense offset agreements are legal trade practices in the aerospace and military industries. These commercial practices do not need state regulations but, since the purchasers are mostly military departments of sovereign nations comparable to… …   Wikipedia

• offset — A deduction; a counterclaim; a contrary claim or demand by which a given claim may be lessened or canceled. A claim that serves to counterbalance or to compensate for another claim. Steinmeyer v. Warner Consolidated Corp., 42 Cal.App.3d 515, 116… …   Black's law dictionary

• coun|ter|claim — «noun. KOWN tuhr KLAYM; verb. KOWN tuhr KLAYM», noun, verb. –n. an opposing claim; claim made by a person to offset a claim made against him. –v.t. to ask for as a counterclaim. –v.i. to ask for or make a counterclaim …   Useful english dictionary

• Carbon offset — Part of a series on Green economics Concepts …   Wikipedia

• Contribution claim (legal) — A contribution claim is a claim brought by one or more defendants to a lawsuit for money damages brought by a plaintiff. A contribution claim asserts the party (usually a defendant) is entitled to contribution from a third party for any money… …   Wikipedia

• setoff — I noun counter, counterbalance, counterdebt, counterdemand, counterpoise, counterweight, debt owed, equivalent claim, money due, offset, offsetting claim, recoupment associated concepts: counterclaim, cross claim II index indemnity …   Law dictionary

• counterclaim — counterclaimant, n. n. /kown teuhr klaym /; v. /kown teuhr klaym /, n. 1. a claim made to offset another claim, esp. one made by the defendant in a legal action. v.t., v.i. 2. to claim so as to offset a previous claim. [1775 85; COUNTER + CLAIM]… …   Universalium

• counterclaim — coun•ter•claim n. [[t]ˈkaʊn tərˌkleɪm[/t]] v. [[t]ˌkaʊn tərˈkleɪm[/t]] n. 1) a claim made to offset another claim 2) law a civil action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff 3) to claim in answer to a previous claim • Etymology: 1775–85… …   From formal English to slang

• Annette Kolodny — (born 1941) is a feminist literary critic and activist, and currently holds the position of College of Humanities Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Her writings represent and discuss some aspects …   Wikipedia

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium