counter — adj Adverse; antagonistic; opposing or contradicting; contrary @ counter affidavit An affidavit made and presented in contradiction or opposition to an affidavit which is made the basis or support of a motion or application @ counter bond Bond… … Black's law dictionary
counter — adj Adverse; antagonistic; opposing or contradicting; contrary @ counter affidavit An affidavit made and presented in contradiction or opposition to an affidavit which is made the basis or support of a motion or application @ counter bond Bond… … Black's law dictionary
bank guarantee — An undertaking given by a bank to settle a debt should the debtor fail to do so. A bank guarantee can be used as a security for a loan but the banks themselves will require good cover in cash or counter indemnity before they issue a guarantee. A… … Big dictionary of business and management
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Gustav II Adolf — Latin Gustavus Adolphus born Dec. 9, 1594, Stockholm, Swed. died Nov. 6, 1632, Lützen, Saxony King of Sweden (1611–32) who made Sweden a major European power. The son of Charles IX, Gustav inherited his father s dynastic quarrels with Sigismund… … Universalium
ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… … Universalium
Ziaur Rahman — For other people named Ziaur Rahman, see Ziaur Rahman (disambiguation). Ziaur Rahman জিয়াউর রহমান President of Bangladesh In office 21 April 1977 – 30 May 1981 Prime Minister Mashiur Rahman (Acting) Shah Azizur Rahman … Wikipedia
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium