leonine partnership

leonine partnership
noun
Etymology: translation of Latin leonina societas
: a partnership in which one partner is made liable for the losses but is not entitled to share in the profits and which is usually regarded as not legally permissible

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leonine partnership,
a partnership in which one partner has all the profits and none of the losses.

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