Special Purpose Islamic Regiment — The Special Purpose Islamic Regiment (SPIR) ( ru. Исламский полк особого назначения) was a Chechen militant organization formed in 1996, most notorious for its role in the 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis. The SPIR was founded by Arbi Barayev,… … Wikipedia
Special Purpose Individual Weapon — The Special Purpose Individual Weapon (SPIW) was a long running United States Army program to develop, in part, a workable flechette based rifle , though other concepts were also involved. The concepts continued to be tested under the Future… … Wikipedia
Special Purpose Command — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Moscow District of the Air Force and Air Defence Force Special Purpose Command caption= country=Soviet Union, Russia type= branch=Soviet Air Force, Russian Air Force dates=c.1945 present command structure= size=… … Wikipedia
Special purpose visa — A special purpose visa is a visa given by operation of law to certain non citizens in Australia to whom standard visa and immigration clearance arrangements do not apply.Australia operates a universal visa regime which insists that every non… … Wikipedia
special purpose vehicle — (SPV) 1) A legal entity created for a limited purpose, usually for the acquisition and/or financing of a project. special purpose vehicle abbr. SPV: A legal entity created for a limited purpose. SPVs are used for a number of purposes including… … Law dictionary
special-purpose vehicle — (SPV) 1) A legal entity created for a limited purpose, usually for the acquisition and/or financing of a project. special purpose vehicle abbr. SPV: A legal entity created for a limited purpose. SPVs are used for a number of purposes including t … Law dictionary
special purpose entity — + special purpose entity (SPE) USA Also known as bankruptcy remote entity, single purpose entity, special purpose vehicle and SPV. An entity formed to develo … Law dictionary
special purpose entity — ( SPE); special purpose vehicle ( SPV) A legal entity, sometimes a trust or a limited partnership, that is created solely for the purpose of holding assets. (1) The SPV may be used to obtain off balance sheet funding by obtaining secured loans… … Financial and business terms
special purpose vehicle — special purpose entity ( SPE); special purpose vehicle ( SPV) A legal entity, sometimes a trust or a limited partnership, that is created solely for the purpose of holding assets. (1) The SPV may be used to obtain off balance sheet funding by… … Financial and business terms
Special purpose entity — A special purpose entity (SPE) (sometimes, especially in Europe, special purpose vehicle or simply SPV) is a body corporate (usually a limited company of some type or, sometimes, a limited partnership) created to fulfill narrow, specific or… … Wikipedia