This increases thoracic volume in a vertical direction. Inspiration is aided by contraction of the parasternal and external intercostals, which raise the ribs when they contract and increase thoracic volume laterally. Other thoracic muscles become involved in forced (deep) inspiration.
(August 2007) Arrears (also sometimes known as an arrearage) is a legal term for the part of a debt that is overdue after missing one or more required payments. The amount of the arrears is the amount accrued from the date on which the first missed payment was due.
Legal Definition of arrearage. 1  1 : the condition of being in arrears. 2  2 : something that is in arrears; especially : something unpaid and overdue : arrear âoften used in plural the Virginia court reduced the arrearages to a final judgment â National Law Journal. Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for arrearage Britannica English: Translation of arrearage for Arabic speakers.