Shotgun Clause definition:
A buy-sell agreement where a shareholder wishes to sell his or her shares, or an irreconcilable disagreement on a fundamental issue in regards to the corporation breaks out between shareholders, ...
On 15 October 1890 the police superintendent in New Orleans was murdered by a group of men using sawed-off shotguns; before he died he whispered that the Italians had done it.
having a propellant charge of more than four ounces; a missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce; a mine, or a device similar to any of the devices described above; (B) any type of weapon (other than a shotgun or ...
a device set up to be triggered to harm or kill anyone entering the trap, such as a shotgun which will go off if a room is entered, or dynamite which will explode if the ignition key on an auto is turned.
The instruction is also known as a dynamite instruction, shotgun instruction, Allen charge or third degree instruction.
Donee
Someone who receives a gift.
wanton
adj. 1) grossly negligent to the extent of being recklessly unconcerned with the safety of people or property. Examples: speeding by a school while it is letting out students or firing a shotgun in a public park. 2) sexually immoral and ...
If you offer me twenty dollars to guard your henhouse and I accept your offer by promising to sit on your back porch with a shotgun while you’re away, there has been an exchange of promises and a contract is formed.
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