Etymology & Historical Origin - Millicent. Millicent is a name adopted by the English from the Norman-French after the Conquest of 1066. Introduced as Milisende, the Old French (Frankish) form of the Germanic Amalswinthe, the name is ultimately derived from the elements âamalâ meaning âwork, laborâ and âswinthâ meaning âstrengthâ.
Debt Issue. What is a 'Debt Issue'. A debt issue is a fixed corporate or government obligation, such as a bond or debenture. A debt issue is a financial obligation that allows the issuer to raise funds by promising to repay the lender at a certain point in the future and in accordance with the terms of the contract.
Public Policy Definition: Certain acts or contracts are said to be against public policy if they tend to promote breach of the law, of the policy behind a law or tend to harm the state or its citizens. A condition is against public policy if it is in the interest of the state that it should not be performed. What is contrary to public policy has varied from time to time, and many conditions now upheld which in former days would have been declared to be contrary to the (public) policy of the law.