Claim - A creditor's assertion of a right to payment from a debtor or the debtor's property.⏎
Consecutive sentence - Prison terms for two or more offenses to be served one after the other. Example: Two five-year sentences and one three-year sentence, if served consecutively, result in a maximum of 13 years behind bars.⏎
Collateral - Property that is promised as security for the satisfaction of a debt.⏎
De jure - Latin, meaning "in law." Something that exists by operation of law.⏎