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Derived from or contingent upon the mutual agreement of the parties, as opposed to that created by or dependent upon a statute or other act of the law. A conventional home mortgage is one in which the interest rate is agreed upon by the parties to it: the borrower and the lender. HEIR, CONVENTIONAL, civil law. A conventional heir is one who takes a succession by virtue of a contract; for example, a marriage contract, which entitles the heir to the succession. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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counterpart turned on its afterburners: super-Keynesian deficit spending and accelerated micro-economic reform, a seemingly bizarre, yet triumphant combination that riled the conventionalists in both camps. I think even the steadfast conventionalists amongst us would find it difficult to argue that we are not living in a century of unexpected, unforeseen surprises. Policy makers in the qualitative movement are conventionalists in their educational orientation. |
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