receivership

[ ri-see-ver-ship ]

/ rɪˈsi vərˌʃɪp /

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noun Law.

the condition of being in the hands of a receiver.

the position or function of being a receiver in charge of administering the property of others.

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Origin of receivership

First recorded in 1475–85; receiver + -ship

Words nearby receivership

received, Received Pronunciation, Received Standard, receiver, receiver general, receivership, receiving, receiving blanket, receiving end, receiving line, receiving order

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How to use receivership in a sentence

One day earlier, Dayson approved the AG office’s request that Casa Ruby be placed under receivership.
Judge postpones ruling on whether Casa Ruby should be dissolved|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|September 30, 2022|Washington Blade
The judge’s order came one day after she approved the AG office’s request that Casa Ruby be placed under receivership and two weeks after the judge approved the AG’s request that all of Casa Ruby’s bank and credit card accounts be frozen.
‘Casa Ruby should be dissolved’: report|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|September 14, 2022|Washington Blade
Among those who spoke at the virtual hearing was Casa Ruby founder and former executive director Ruby Corado, who said she did not oppose a limited receivership order.
D.C. judge orders Casa Ruby placed under temporary receivership|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|August 12, 2022|Washington Blade
Comber told Dayson at Wednesday’s virtual court hearing that the AG’s office did not object to her decision to postpone a ruling on the request for a receivership order.
Judge approves restraining order freezing Casa Ruby bank accounts|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|August 3, 2022|Washington Blade

By 1910, the company had fallen into receivership, and by 1913, the holding company it had reorganized under, the United States Motor Company, a conglomerate meant to take on General Motors, had collapsed completely.
This electric car was cutting edge in 1908. What’s it like to drive it?|Victoria Scott/The Drive|October 29, 2021|Popular-Science
I am convinced by what I have read that the next thing I will hear is that Fox is in receivership!
When Hollywood Flirted with Porn: 1969, ‘Myra Breckinridge,’ ‘Beyond the Valley of the Dolls,’ & 20th Century Fox|Robert Hofler|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All across the country, banks had failed, railroads had gone into receivership, farms had foreclosed, and jobs had disappeared.
Welcome Back to the Gold Rush|Howard Blum|April 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Aaron Logan got his order for receivership before his public went frantic and while cash was yet available.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
The receivership was closed and the administration of the road was restored to the Cleveland and Pittsburg Company.
Letters and Literary Memorials of Samuel J. Tilden, v. 1|Samuel J. Tilden
Then came a letter from a brother lawyer who was looking after some details of the receivership.
The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp|Laura Lee Hope
And a measure which would insure the running of the plant under a temporary receivership would, of course, do it.
Essentials of Economic Theory|John Bates Clark
It looked as if it might have to go into receivership, even though at that moment its stock had reached well above par.
The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad|Edward Hungerford

British Dictionary definitions for receivership

receivership

/ (rɪˈsiːvəʃɪp) /

noun law

the office or function of a receiver

the condition of being administered by a receiver

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