disinterested person — USA In the context of bankruptcy, a person that satisfies all of the following criteria: • Is not a creditor, shareholder, or an insider. • Is not and was not within two years before the date of the filing of the petition, a director, officer, or … Law dictionary
disinterested — dis·in·ter·est·ed /dis in tə rəs təd, in trəs , in tə ˌres / adj: free of any interest esp. of a pecuniary nature: impartial a disinterested person to witness the will Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
disinterested, uninterested — Gerulaitis, after appearing almost disinterested in the first set, took a 5 1 lead in the second (New York Times). A participant in a tennis match might appear uninterested, but he would be unlikely to be disinterested, which means neutral… … Dictionary of troublesome word
disinterested, uninterested — Gerulaitis, after appearing almost disinterested in the first set, took a 5 1 lead in the second (New York Times). A participant in a tennis match might appear uninterested, but he would be unlikely to be disinterested, which means neutral… … Dictionary of troublesome word
disinterested — , uninterested The first means neutral, the second not caring. A disinterested person is one who has no stake in the outcome of an event; an uninterested person is one who doesn’t care. As with discomfit, discomfort (see above), the distinction … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Industrial Conciliation — Industrial Conciliation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Industrial Conciliation Industrial Conciliation is the discussion and adjustment of mutual differences by employers and employees or their representatives. Arbitration (q. v.) implies… … Catholic encyclopedia
competent arbitrator — Any disinterested person, whatever his or her legal status may be, except as qualifications are prescribed in the agreement for arbitration in which case only persons who meet the prescribed qualifications are competent. 5 Am J2d Arb & A § 97. As … Ballentine's law dictionary
arbitrator — ar·bi·tra·tor / är bə ˌtrā tər/ n: an impartial person or group that is given the power by disputing parties to resolve their dispute compare mediator Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
proper independent advice — Advice by a competent and disinterested person. Zwirtz v Dorl, 123 Okla 284, 253 P 75 … Ballentine's law dictionary
aesthetics — /es thet iks/ or, esp. Brit., /ees /, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy dealing with such notions as the beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, the comic, etc., as applicable to the fine arts, with a view to establishing the… … Universalium
