account

From: A Dictionary of Law | Date: 2002| Author: ELIZABETH A. MARTIN | Copyright information

account n. A right at common law and later (more importantly) in equity, requiring one party to a relationship (e.g. a partnership) to account to the other or others for moneys received or due. An account may be:...

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