receiving order
noun[C]
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anordermade by acourtoflawin the UK that puts areceiver(= someoneaskedby acourtoflawtoofficiallycloseabankruptcompany)inchargeof abankruptcompany:
Areceivingorderhas been made against thefirm.
aninterimreceivingorder
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receiving order
A third and finalreceivingorderwas made against him a few days before his death in 1899.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The serving andreceivingorderis determined by drawing numbers from a hat.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.You have to have areceivingorderand you have to have goodness knows what.
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To take, for example, paragraph (b) which deals not only with areceivingorderin bankruptcy but with a petition.
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Clause 5 relates to the fraudulent removal of property or destruction of property within six months before the presentation of areceivingorder.
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If areceivingorderhad been made, the lawyer responsible for not examining the records would be in a rather bad situation.
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A question could arise only in the case of a layman who, in respect of a title to a joint tenancy, had overlooked areceivingorder.
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Under the law as it stands to-day a bankrupt who, within three months before areceivingorder, brings a frivolous or vexatious action is liable to have his discharge suspended.
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In the event of default by the debtor, the court will be able to revoke the administration order and, instead, make areceivingorderin bankruptcy against him.
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One who did not examine the necessary records to find out whether there was areceivingorderwhich affected the title would also find himself in considerable difficulty.
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