receivership

nouns

the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver
"the business is in receivership"
receivership
is derived from
receiver
is a type of (narrower)
the way something is with respect to its main attributes
"the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
state
a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all
receivership
is derived from
receiver
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence, law
is a type of (narrower)
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings
the office of a receiver
receivership
is derived from
receiver
is a type of (narrower)
a job in an organization
"he occupied a post in the treasury"
berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot