Definition of security interest
: the rights that a creditor has in the personal property of a debtor that secures an obligation : lien
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Establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the United States.
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Establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the United States.
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Establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the United States.
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The emphasis on tech, at least for now, is concentrated on protecting national security interests and making sure U.S. companies keep their competitive edge.
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Lender JPMorgan Chase Bank has agreed to A’Gaci’s continued use of cash collateral through the first week of May. The bank has a security interest in the cash.
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Conventional deterrence in Europe had already been squandered, and to this date Russia is undeterred from engaging in a range of threatening behaviors that mete out serious harm to Western security interests.
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Theresa May, Britain’s prime minister, often notes that failure to find agreement would harm the security interests of both sides.
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The committee argued that economic leadership in 5G was also a national security interest.
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First Known Use of security interest
1951
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