The name of an order grautable in English chancery practice, to prevent drawing out a fund in court to the prejudice of an assignee or lienholder. … [Read more...] about STOP ORDER
STRATOR
In old English law. A surveyor of the highways … [Read more...] about STRATOR
STRAMINEUS HOMO
L. Latin: A man of straw, one of no substance, put forward as bail or surety. … [Read more...] about STRAMINEUS HOMO
STRATAGEM
A deception either by words or actions, in times of war, in order to obtain an advantage over an evenly. 2. Such stratagems, though contrary to morality, have been justified, unless they have been accompanied by perfidy, injurious to the rights of humanity, as in the example given by Vattel of an English frigate, which during a war between France and England, appeared off … [Read more...] about STRATAGEM
STRAIGHT LINE DEPRECIATION
Accounting method where depreciation is calculated using a set and fixed percentage, the same amount being deducted every year until the end of the asset's useful life. … [Read more...] about STRAIGHT LINE DEPRECIATION