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The best word for this....
Jun 15, 2007 10:10
16 yrs ago
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English term

attachment or tax attachment

English Law/Patents Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
"Encumbrance" means a mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, right of set-off, right of retention, attachment or tax attachment, or other security interest securing any obligation of any person or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect.
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3 +3 a right to deduct from an asset, in the second case specifically for payment of taxes due.
3 liability or tax liability

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a right to deduct from an asset, in the second case specifically for payment of taxes due.

I'm no law expert, but that is how I understand it.
Peer comment(s):
agree airmailrpl : -
9 mins
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agree Elena Aleksandrova
56 mins
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agree Alexander Demyanov
6 hrs
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neutral Polangmar : Sorry, this seems highly incorrect. // Before I consulted my dictionary I couldn't understand what you meant (I had too strong associations with the term "tax-deductible"; and a bailiff doesn't deduct, he makes/effects/executes/conducts a seizure:(.
2 days 13 hrs
Your answer may be better than mine but the meaning is much the same.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
3 hrs

liability or tax liability

OK
Peer comment(s):
neutral Polangmar : Not quite - it's not a security interest - see my answer.
2 days 9 hrs
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