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''Law''.
1.  


Law created directly by a primary law-making authority, for example the UK Parliament.
An individual or other legal person represented by an agent.
 
 
2.
 
A legal person acting on their own behalf.
 
 
3.
 
The amount of an investment or a loan, excluding any interest.
 
When the whole of a loan is drawn down at the start, the principal is simply the amount originally borrowed.
 
 
4.
 
The reference amount of a traded financial instrument, used to determine its future cashflows.
 
 
5.
 
Most important, or largest.
 
Not to be confused with ''principle'', which is different.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Legislation]]
* [[Acceleration]]
* [[Primary]]
* [[Agency]]
* [[Regulation]]
* [[Agent]]
* [[Secondary legislation]]
* [[Arm’s length principle]]
 
* [[Coupon rate]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
* [[Dual currency bond]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
* [[Foreign currency bond]]
* [[Forward forward contract]]
* [[Non-performing loan]]
* [[Paying agent]]
* [[Point]]
* [[Self-financing loan]]
* [[Separate personality principle]]
* [[Annuity factor]]
* [[Instalment]]

Revision as of 07:20, 14 December 2014

1.

An individual or other legal person represented by an agent.


2.

A legal person acting on their own behalf.


3.

The amount of an investment or a loan, excluding any interest.

When the whole of a loan is drawn down at the start, the principal is simply the amount originally borrowed.


4.

The reference amount of a traded financial instrument, used to determine its future cashflows.


5.

Most important, or largest.

Not to be confused with principle, which is different.


See also