Acceptance - Law Dictionary Search Results
Presetment of Bill of Exchange, Cheque, or Pro-missory Note
of Exchange, Cheque, or Pro-missory Note, the presenting of a bill by the holder to the drawee for acceptance, or to the acceptor or an indorser for payment of, a cheque to the banker for payment, and
Noting
a bill of exchange by a notary which states that he has presented the bill for payment or acceptance, and that it has been dishonoured. It is usual, in cases of non-payment of bills of exchange, for
Malice
malice to another, he cannot be allowed to say he does not, 4 Steph. Com. 'Malice in common acceptance means ill-will against a person, but in its legal sense it means a wrongful act done intentionally without
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Bribe
of an agent belong to his principal: see De Busche v. Alt, (1878) 8 Ch D 286. The acceptance of a secret commission from the other side to a negotiation justifies the dismissal of the agent receiving
After sight
'after sight' means, in a promissory note, after presentment for sight, and, in a bill of exchange, after acceptance, or noting for non-acceptance, or protest for non-acceptance. (Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, s. 21)
Retainer
to rr. 20 and 21 of the Retainer Rules, a special retainer is binding if duly tendered, whether accepted or not, but there is no rule of the profession which makes a general retainer binding on a
Strike
a concerted refusal or a refusal under a common understanding of em-ployees to continue to work or to accept work where such cessation or refusal is in consequence of an industrial dispute in any industry, Mill Manager,
Money
ME. In mod. use applied indifferently to coin and to such promissory documents representing coin as are currently accepted as a medium of exchange, Shorter Oxford English Dictionary; see also C.I.T. v. Kasturi & Sons Ltd., (1999)
Money Bill
ME. In mod. use applied indifferently to coin and to such promissory documents representing coin as are currently accepted as a medium of exchange, Shorter Oxford English Dictionary; see also C.I.T. v. Kasturi & Sons Ltd., (1999)
Time
putts and calls or refusals, which see. Times for Consideration of Offer.--An offer with a limited time for acceptance may be revoked at any moment before the limited time has been reached, on the ground that the
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