- note negotiability
- ability to immediately transfer ownership of a promissory note to another person
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
promissory note — A contract in writing for the payment of money, usually with the added feature of negotiability. Annis v Pfeiffer, 278 Mich 692, 271 NW 568; Sabine v Leonard (Mo) 322 SW2d 831. A term used interchangeably with note. Shawano Finance Corp. v Julius … Ballentine's law dictionary
negotiable note — A promissory note having all the requisites of negotiability. Graphically, a courier without luggage, whose countenance is its passport. See negotiable instrument … Ballentine's law dictionary
indorsement — /andorsmant/ The act of a payee, drawee, accommodation indorser, or holder of a bill, note, check, or other negotiable instrument, in writing his name upon the back of the same, with or without further or qualifying words, whereby the property in … Black's law dictionary
indorsement — /andorsmant/ The act of a payee, drawee, accommodation indorser, or holder of a bill, note, check, or other negotiable instrument, in writing his name upon the back of the same, with or without further or qualifying words, whereby the property in … Black's law dictionary
Negotiable instrument — A negotiable instrument is a document guaranteeing the payment of a specific amount of money, either on demand, or at a set time. According to the Section 13 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in India, a negotiable instrument means a… … Wikipedia
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negotiable instrument — Literally, an instrument having the transferable quality known as negotiability. An instrument, constituting a valid contract, for the payment of money in a certain, definite sum, to order or bearer, on demand, at sight, or in a certain time, or… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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given as collateral security with agreement — A means of referring in a bill of exchange or promissory note to an extrinsic contract, thereby depriving the bill or note of negotiability. Toledo Scale Co. v Gogo, 186 Mich 442, 152 NW 1046 … Ballentine's law dictionary
indorsement — Literally, as derived from the Latin indorsa, a writing on the back; employed in common as well as legal usage to designate the transaction whereby the holder of a bill or note transfers his right to such instrument to another person and incurs… … Ballentine's law dictionary