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cooling-off period

noun

  1. a period arranged by agreement to allow for negotiation and an abatement of tension between disputing parties:

    The law calls for a cooling-off period before a strike can begin.



cooling-off period

noun

  1. a period during which the contending sides to a dispute reconsider their options before taking further action
  2. a statutory period, often 14 days, that begins when a sale contract or life-assurance policy is received by a member of the public, during which the contract or policy can be cancelled without loss
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of cooling-off period1

First recorded in 1945鈥50
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It would require a one-year cooling-off period before an employee of the state government鈥檚 executive branch could be appointed to the commission.

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"I haven't got my divorce certificate yet, because the law has a cooling-off period and we are now in that period."

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While consumer law gives individuals a cooling-off period after signing a contract, there is no such protection for businesses.

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However good it started out, the relationship between Rogen and Franco had a noticeable cooling-off period.

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Even now, the government can invoke the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act, which allows the president to ask a court to order an 80-day cooling-off period when public health or safety is at risk.

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