I work at a dental office and our credit card processing company charged us almost $600 for the new terminal. The previous terminal we had was leased so we did not own that. They kind of made it sound like we had no choice but to pay that money.
prior restraint. n. an attempt to prevent publication or broadcast of any statement, which is an unconstitutional restraint on free speech and free press (even in the guise of anti-nuisance ordinance).
Voluntary Export Restraints (VERs). A voluntary export restraint is a restriction set by a government on the quantity of goods that can be exported out of a country during a specified period of time.Often the word voluntary is placed in quotes because these restraints are typically implemented upon the insistence of the importing nations.ERs are then offered by the exporter to appease the importing country and to avoid the effects of possible trade restraints on the part of the importer. Thus VERs are rarely completely voluntary. Also, VERs are typically implemented on a bilateral basis, that is, on exports from one exporter to one importing country.