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Forisfacere

Forisfacere, i.e., extra legem seu consuetudinem facere-to do something beyond law or custom, Co. Litt. 59.

Forler-land

Forler-land, land in the diocese of Hereford, which had a peculiar custom attached to it, but which has been long since disused, although the name is retained, Butterfield's Surv. 56.

Book of account

of account. So until it is shown that such register also pertained to the pecuniary transactions involving the customers of the hotel the same cannot be treated as a book of accounts. In the second place, even

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derivative

currency exchange) or index of asset value (as a stock index) NOTE: Derivatives often take the form of customized contracts transacted outside of security exchanges, while other contracts, such as standard index options and futures, are openly

Bankers' cash notes

cash notes, formerly called goldsmiths' notes, because bankers were originally goldsmiths. Written promises given by bankers to their customers as acknowledgments of having received money for their use, payable to bearer on demand and considered as money,

Christcross row

The alphabet formerly so called either from the cross usually set before it or from a superstitious custom sometimes practiced of writing it in the form of a cross by way of a charm

usage

usage : an habitual or uniform practice esp. in an area or trade compare custom

wrongful dishonor

a payor bank to honor an item that is properly payable [a payor bank is liable to its customer for damages proximately caused by the wrongful dishonor of an item "Uniform Commercial Code"]

Barmaid

A girl or woman who attends the customers of a bar as in a tavern or beershop

B girl

a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers

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