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Definition of Divestment
1. n. The act of divesting.
Definition of Divestment
1. Noun. The sale or other disposal of some kind of asset. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Divestment
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Divestment
Literary usage of Divestment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Law of Witnesses by Stewart Rapalje (1887)
"88. What is a Good and Sufficient Release. § 89. Assignment or Transfer of Interest.
§ 90. divestment of Interest by Payment. § 91. by Disclaimer of Title. ..."
2. History of Proprietary Government in Pennsylvania by William Robert Shepherd (1896)
"CHAPTER V THE divestment ACT FROM an early date the wildest ideas prevailed in
Pennsylvania concerning the wealth of the proprietors.1 It was estimated by ..."
3. International Cases: Arbitrations and Incidents Illustrative of by Ellery Cory Stowell, Henry Fraser Munro (1916)
"THE EFFECTS OF A JUDGMENT: THE divestment OF TITLE THE FLAD OYEN High Court of
Admiralty, January 16, 1799 THIS was a case of an English prize ship carried ..."
4. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1890)
"divestment of State Liens.—As a general rule a lien provided by statute ceases
when the vessel is permitted to depart from the port where the repairs were ..."
5. Admiralty Jurisdiction, Law, and Practice: With an Appendix, Containing by M M Cohen (1883)
"LIEN FOR WAGES. See SEAMEN, Chapter V., Section IV. SECTION IX. — divestment OF
LIENS. « When the ship is lawfully sold, ..."
6. Laws of the United States Governing the Granting of Army and Navy Pensions by United States (1902)
"Proof of soldier's death [cause need not have been due to army service], his
marriage to mother, and proof of her death or divestment of title. 3. ..."