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esquire

esquire [Middle French escuier squire, from Late Latin scutarius shield bearer, from Latin scutum shield] used as a title of courtesy for lawyers usually placed in its abbreviated form

Bill of lading or any similar document of title

Bill of lading or any similar document of title, might be to order, or to bearer, or to a person named therein French Code of Commerce, Article 281.

banknote

A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company payable to the bearer on demand See also sense 4

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bill of lading

be delivered to the person named in the bill or to the named person's order or to the bearer of the bill called also negotiable bill of lading compare straight bill of lading in this entry straight

bona fide purchaser

and without notice of any adverse claims and who takes delivery of a certificated security either as a bearer security or as a registered security issued to him or her or endorsed to him or her or

coupon

to cut] : a statement of due interest to be cut from a debt instrument and esp. a bearer bond when payable and presented for payment ;also : the interest rate of a coupon

endorsement

signature) of a negotiable instrument that does not name a transferee and that makes the instrument payable to bearer called also endorsement in blank qualified endorsement : an endorsement of a negotiable instrument with words (as “without

negotiable instrument

a specified time [was determined to be a holder in due course of a negotiable instrument] see also bearer, holder in due course

nonimmigrant visa (niv)

nonimmigrant visa (niv) A U.S. visa allows the bearer, a foreign citizen, to apply to enter the United States temporarily for a specific purpose. Examples of persons

out of status

out of status A U.S. visa allows the bearer to apply for entry to the U.S. in a certain classification, for a specific purpose. For example, student

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