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PRIMARY COMMITTEE
primary committee. Bankruptcy. A group of creditors organized to help the debtor draw up a reorganization plan. [Cases: Bankruptcy 3024.C.J.S. Bankruptcy §§ 193, 373.] [Blacks Law 8th]
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primary cause. See proximate cause under CAUSE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MorePRIMARY CARETAKER
primary caretaker. See PRIMARY CAREGIVER. [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MorePRIMARY-CAREGIVER DOCTRINE
primary-caregiver doctrine. Family law. The presumption that, in a custody dispute, the parent who is a child’s main caregiver will be the child’s custodian, assuming that he or she is a fit parent. • This doctrine includes the quality and the quantity of care that a parent gives a child — but excludes supervisory care…
Read MorePRIMARY CAREGIVER
primary caregiver. Family law. 1. The parent who has had the greatest responsibility for the daily care and rearing of a child. See TENDER-YEARS DOCTRINE ; PRIMARY-CAREGIVER DOCTRINE. 2. The person (including a nonparent) who has had the greatest responsibility for the daily care and rearing of a child. — Also termed primary caretaker. [Blacks…
Read MorePRIMARY BOYCOTT
primary boycott. See BOYCOTT. [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MorePRIMARY BENEFICIARY
primary beneficiary. See BENEFICIARY. [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MorePRIMARY AUTHORITY
primary authority. See AUTHORITY(4). [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MorePRIMARY ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK
primary assumption of the risk. See ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK. [Blacks Law 8th]
Read MorePRIMARY AMENDMENT
primary amendment. See AMENDMENT(3). [Blacks Law 8th]
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