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Stock certificates

say, a certificate of title to his stock or any part thereof, with coupons annexed, entitle in the bearer of the coupons to the dividends on the stock (s. 26); that a certificate shall not be issued

Negotiable multimodal transport document

Negotiable multimodal transport document, means a multimodal transport document which is-- (i) made out to order or to bearer; or (ii) made out to order and is transferable by endorsement; or (iii) made out to bearer and

Negotiable instruments

A 'negotiable instrument' means a promissory note bill of exchange or cheque payable either to order or to bearer. Explanation (i).--A promissory note, bill of exchange or cheque is payable to the order which is expressed to

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passport

passport A document issued by competent authority showing the bearer's origin, identity, and nationality, which is valid for the entry of the bearer into a foreign country. Source:

Bill of Exchange

future time a sum certain in money to or to the order of a specified person, or to bearer.' It is a chose in action, but, for the encouragement of commerce, it is assignable, at Common Law,

Esquire

Originally a shield bearer or armor bearer an attendant on a knight in modern times a title of dignity next in degree

note

: promissory note in this entry bank note : a promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand but without interest and circulating as money cog·no·vit note [kÄ g-nō-vit-, kōg-] : a note in

holder

of a negotiable instrument that names and is made payable to the possessor or that is payable to bearer b : a person under the U.C.C. in possession of goods named in a document of title if

VerbarHamal

In Turkey and other Oriental countries a porter or burden bearer specif in Western India a palanquin bearer

Letter of credit

Letter of credit, a letter written by a merchant or correspondent to another, requesting him to credit the bearer with a certain sum of money. An irrevocable letter of credit has a definite implication. It is a

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