- Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent;
anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior obligation; -- used
elliptically in cases like the following: he lived alone [in the time]
prior to his marriage. - The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot in
dignity.
Prior-approval law Prior-approval law is a law for regulating insurance rates under which the rates must be filed and approved by the state insurance department before they can be used.
Modified prior-approval law Modified prior-approval law is a state rating law where rate changes are based solely on loss experience; the rates must be fi led with the state insurance department and can be used immediately. However, if
Absolute priority Absolute priority refers rule in bankruptcy proceedings requiring senior creditors to be paid in full before junior creditors receive any payment.
Vehicle summary and priority table Vehicle summary and priority table refers to a table detailing all vehicles by priority of debarkation from a combat-loaded ship. Also called VS&PT.
Transportation priorities Transportation priorities— Indicators assigned to eligible traffic that establish its movement precedence.
Priority intelligence requirement Priority intelligence requirement refers to an intelligence requirement, stated as a priority for intelligence support, that the commander and staff need to ...
Priority designator Priority designator— a two-digit issue and priority code placed in military standard requisitioning and issue procedure requisitions to provide a means of ...
Joint integrated prioritized target list Joint integrated prioritized target list refers to a prioritized list of targets that is approved and maintained by the joint force commander. Also called JIPTL.
Integrated priority list Integrated priority list refers to a list of a combatant commander’s highest priority requirements, prioritized across Service and functional lines, defining shortfalls ...
Demand priority Demand priority refers a high-speed channel access method used by 100 VG-Any LAN in a star hub topology.
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