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Pawnee

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Pawnee, the bailment of goods as security for payment of a debt or performance of a promise is called 'pledge'. The bailor is in this case called the 'pawnor'. The bailee is called 'pawnee'. Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), s. 172

The person with whom a pawn is deposited. See Pawn.

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