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- noun law A
placeholder name of a fictitious or hypotheticalestate in land commonly used by professors of law in common law jurisdictions, particularly in the area ofreal property , to discuss the rights of various parties to a piece of land.
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Examples
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Last night Ed Whiteacre, Obama's choice as the new CEO of GM said, "I don't know anything about cars."
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Whiteacre was formerly chief executive of AT&T and admitted when taking the GM position that he had little knowledge about the auto industry.
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Whiteacre took to the podium, made a short statement, thanked Henderson for his service (still mandatory in US business) and refused to take questions, striding out of the room.
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Lutz, the GM exec who is overseeing advertising (as just one of his jobs) did Whiteacre (and GM) no favors by apparently not fighting the decision for Whiteacre to do the ads (and if he did fight, he lost).
Steve Parker: GM's New TV Commercials -- Do They Grab You? 2009
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Maybe Whiteacre insisted on it, maybe Lutz was kissing the boss 'ass and telling him how great he'd be on TV; maybe he's hoping Whiteacre's spot will fail and step into the TV ad himself.
Steve Parker: GM's New TV Commercials -- Do They Grab You? 2009
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On using the board chairman to do the "And let the best car win" spot: Whiteacre needs a fast charisma transplant if people are going to respond.
Steve Parker: GM's New TV Commercials -- Do They Grab You? 2009
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So far, GM chairman Whiteacre hasn't mentioned Lutz as a possible successor for Henderson and his age and many years with the corporation probably will work against him in that regard.
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Is GM whistling through the graveyard or do the Whiteacre and other new TV spots, plus the 60-day guarantee and selling cars (in California) on Ebay make sense and have GM headed in the right direction?
Steve Parker: GM's New TV Commercials -- Do They Grab You? 2009
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The appreciation of the meeting was expressed by J.A. William Whiteacre, Q.C.,
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The appreciation of the meeting was expressed by William Whiteacre Q.C.,
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