Earmark
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Earmark, a mark for identification. Money has no earmark, but it is an ordinary term for a privy mark made by any one on a coin, but money in a purse or container and set aside for a purpose, i.e., may be traced. As to the appropriation of payments, see CLAYTON'S CASE.
Originally, a mark upon the ear -- a mode of marking sheep and other animals, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.
Originally, a mark upon the ear -- a mode of marking sheep and other animals, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.
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