(law) Legal ownership of a piece of real property obtained by a party after that party has already purported to sell a falsely claimed present interest in the property to another.

Alternative form of acquired immune deficiency syndrome

plural of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

(medicine) An infectious disease, caused by HIV, that causes the gradual degeneration of the body's immune system.

(finance) An institution that contracts with the bank and the merchant to enable credit card transactions. The acquirer deposits the credit card totals and debits the end-of-month processing fees from the merchants' accounts.

plural of acquiring financial institution