LEGAL WORD
Due diligence
Legal term · Corporate law
Due diligence
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Corporate law
1 What it means
A careful investigation of a company, property or transaction before entering into it.
2 Use it in a sentence
The buyer's lawyers carried out legal due diligence before the acquisition.
3 Make it stick
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