Short-term capital gain

Definition
: a capital gain realized on the sale or exchange of an asset held for less than a specified period (as a year) that is treated as ordinary income under federal income tax laws
2  pl in the civil law of Louisiana : a class of community property that reflects the increase in property value contributed by the common skill or labor of the spouses



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in personam jurisdiction

the jurisdiction granted a court over persons before it that allows the court to issue a binding judgment


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