Bill+of+exchange
61bill — ♦ bill broker, dealer in bills of exchange. ♦ bill of adventure, declaration that merchandise shipped is not property of shipowner, whose liability is limited to safe delivery. ♦ bill of costs, solicitor s account of charges. ♦ bill… …
62exchange — ex·change n 1 a: a giving of something of value (as real property) in return for something of equal value (as money or property of a like kind) b in the civil law of Louisiana: a giving of something of value in return for something of equal value …
63bill — bill1 [bil] n. [ME bille < Anglo L billa, altered < ML bulla, sealed document < L, knob, bubble: see BOIL1] 1. a statement, usually itemized, of charges for goods or services; invoice 2. a statement or list, as a menu, theater program,… …
64Bill — Bill, im engl. ursprünglich so viel als Billet, ein beschriebenes Blatt, eine Schrift, hat sich bei mehreren gerichtlichen, politischen Urkunden und selbst im Handel erhalten; z.B. true bill, die Entscheidung der Großjury, daß Ursache zur Anklage …
65acceptance of bill of exchange — The drawee s signed engagement to honor the bill as presented; the signification by the drawee of his assent to the order of the drawer and his agreement to pay the bill when it falls due. 11 Am J2d B & N § 500. The contract of the acceptor, by… …
66inland bill of exchange — Same as inland bill …
67bill — As a legal term, this word has many meanings and applications, the most important of which are set forth below: Bill of Rights. A formal and emphatic legislative assertion and declaration of popular rights and liberties usually promulgated upon a …
68bill — As a legal term, this word has many meanings and applications, the most important of which are set forth below: Bill of Rights. A formal and emphatic legislative assertion and declaration of popular rights and liberties usually promulgated upon a …
69Bill of lading — Admiralty law History …
70exchange, bill of — ▪ banking also called draft or draught short term negotiable financial instrument consisting of an order in writing addressed by one person (the seller of goods) to another (the buyer) requiring the latter to pay on demand (a sight… …
