marshaling assets and securities — The process of organizing, ranking, and distributing funds in a manner set forth by law as being the most effective way to discharge debts that are owed to various creditors. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. marshaling… … Law dictionary
marshaling liens — Determining the priority as between two or more liens. An expression sometimes loosely used for marshaling assets. See marshaling assets … Ballentine's law dictionary
assets — The property of a natural person or a corporation, real or personal, corporeal or incorporeal, especially property which is subject to seizure under and sale under process for payment of debts. See admitted assets; assets of a debtor; assets of a … Ballentine's law dictionary
marshaling securities — Same as marshaling assets … Ballentine's law dictionary
Marshaling of assets — Marshaling Mar shal*ing, n. [Written also marshalling.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of arranging in due order. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner. [1913 Webster] {Marshaling of assets}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marshaling — Mar shal*ing, n. [Written also marshalling.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of arranging in due order. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner. [1913 Webster] {Marshaling of assets} (Law), the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bill to marshal assets — See marshaling assets … Ballentine's law dictionary
equity for marshaling — See equity to marshal assets … Ballentine's law dictionary
marshal — mar·shal 1 / mär shəl/ n 1: a ministerial officer appointed for each judicial district of the U.S. to execute the process of the courts and perform various duties similar to those of a sheriff 2: a law officer in some cities (as New York) of the… … Law dictionary
creditors' bill — An action or suit brought by a creditor to enforce the payment of a debt out of property or an interest of his debtor which cannot be reached by ordinary legal process. 21 Am J2d Cred B § 1. The term is also used broadly to refer to certain other … Ballentine's law dictionary
