(military fiction) Initialism of lost in action.

Initialism of Little Ice Age.

(military fiction) Initialism of lost-in-action.

A type of blue limestone present in parts of southern England and Wales. / Alternative letter-case form of Lias

(geology) A stratigraphic group from the lower Jurassic of Western Europe, consisting of thin layers of blue limestone. / (geology, obsolete) The lower Jurassic.

plural of LIA

(law) Of a business entity, having liability for legal claims that is limited to the assets of the entity itself, and which therefore does not reach the assets of the individual owners/investors of the company.

A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares that are publicly tradeable usually in a stock exchange.

(law) A type or form of for-profit incorporated company where ownership is divided into shares, and where the governing rules are set forth in a contract entered into by all of the initial shareholders. The name derives from the fact that regardless of potential losses or even bankruptcy of the corporation, individual shareholders will bear a maximum liability of the price they paid for their shares.

A limited liability company that is not a public corporation