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Chevisance

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Chevisance [fr. Chevir, i.e., venir a chef de quelque chose, Fr., to come to the end of a business], an agreement or composition; an end or order set down between a creditor and debtor; an indirect gain in point of usury, etc.; also an unlawful bargain or contract, Jac. Law Dict.

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