receivership

Noun
  1. The state of property that is in the hands of a receiver (synset 114502904)
    "the business is in receivership"
    is a type of: state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  2. A court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all (synset 101189068)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  3. The office of a receiver (synset 100599882)
    is a type of: berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot - a job in an organization

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