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chattel

(Encyclopedia) chattelchattelchătˈəl [key], in law, any property other than a freehold estate in land (see tenure). A chattel is treated as personal property rather than real property regardless of…

gift

(Encyclopedia) gift, in law, voluntary transfer of property from one person to another without any compensation for it and without any obligation of an agreement or contract. The one who gives is the…

Ca

(Encyclopedia) Ca, symbol for the element calcium.

Honcharuk, Oleksiy Valeriyovych

(Encyclopedia) Honcharuk, Oleksiy Valeriyovych, 1984–, Ukrainian political leader. A lawyer who specialized in aspects of real-estate investment and development from 2005, he became in 2015 head of a…

Matovič, Igor

(Encyclopedia) Matovič, Igor, 1973–, Slovakian political leader. A businessman before he entered politics, he founded a publishing house that acquired control of a number of regional newspapers and…

Slim Helú, Carlos

(Encyclopedia) Slim Helú, CarlosSlim Helú, Carloscärˈlōs slēm hēl&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1940–, Mexican business executive. The son of a Lebanese Maronite immigrant who became a successful merchant and…

Billings, Josh

(Encyclopedia) Billings, Josh, pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw, 1818–85, American humorist and lecturer, b. Lanesboro, Mass. After a roving life as farmer, explorer, and coal miner, he settled in…

Fugger

(Encyclopedia) FuggerFuggerf&oobreve;gˈər [key], German family of merchant princes. The foundation of their wealth was laid by Hans Fugger, allegedly a weaver, who moved to Augsburg in 1367. His…

Home Owners' Loan Corporation

(Encyclopedia) Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC), former U.S. government agency established in 1933 to help stabilize real estate that had depreciated during the depression and to refinance the…

Evans, John

(Encyclopedia) Evans, John, 1814–97, American founder of educational institutions, b. Waynesville, Ohio, grad. Lynn Medical College, Cincinnati, 1838. He practiced medicine in Indiana and was the…