definitions - letters d,e,f

money asked for by a claiment for harm done by the defendant

a large store of information in computer organised so that it can be found easily and quickly

a document giving a company's assets as security for debt

to bellieve or to consider

the act of harming someone's reputaion by making a false statement

to fail to perform the terms of contract

to trick or cheat someone so as to obstain money illegally

to hold a person so that she/he cannot leave

a severe punishment the aim of which is to prevent people from doing sth or from comitting crimes

to give details or to make sth publicly known

the freedom and ability to decide what should be done

to stop someone from doing sth for a period of time

the first rough version of a document or a letter or to write such a document

a term used to describe the place where someone lives flat house

to reserve sth to keep sth for a special purpose

money paid to demostrate serious intention to proceed with a contract

the action of time passing

a term used to describe someone who can be chosen to do sth who fulfills certain reqiurments

a goverment order which stops trade with a company or a country

a formal term meaning to steal or wrongly use money with which you have been trusted