单词 | default penalty |
释义 | > as lemmasdefault penalty C1. Resulting from or connected with failure to fulfil an obligation; esp. relating to financial default, as default authority, default interest, default penalty, default summons. ΚΠ 1868 Leeds Mercury 6 Jan. 4/5 Persons wishing to sue for trade debts up to £50..may obtain a default summons. 1897 Westm. Gaz. 29 July 5/3 If a client borrowed £100, say, and paid off £90, ‘default interest’ at the rate of one halfpenny per shilling per week..was at once charged on the £10 in arrear. 1908 Daily Chron. 13 May 7/7 While the county council is the default authority in case of the failure of the district council in sanitation, the Local Government Board is the default authority in case of the district council's failure to do what is needed in housing. 1926 N.Y. Times 3 June 9/5 Judge Fosdick in Superior Court ordered withdrawn a default warrant issued yesterday. 1986 Jrnl. Policy Anal. & Managem. 5 552 The price schedule may entail all sorts of complex arrangements, including, for example, rate, volume, and mix adjustments and default penalties. 1994 T. Byrne Local Govt. in Brit. (ed. 6) xii. 366 The alternative procedure is for the Minister to issue directions or a default order enforceable through the courts. 2013 C. Walton tr. E. Rieger F. Wagner xiii. 255 She had even been served with a default summons for the rental and transport costs for two grand pianos. < as lemmas |
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