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Purchase

payment or other valuable consideration, but does not include a transfer by way of mortgage, hypothecation, charge or pledge. [The West Bengal Value Added Tax Act, 2003, s. 2(34)]

Pledgor

Pledgor, one who offers a pledge, a pawner.

Lawday

Lawday, a Court-leet, or view of frank-pledge.

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Pawner or Pawnor

The bailment of goods as security for payment of a debt or performance of a promise is called pledge. The bailor is in this case called 'pawnor' Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), s. 172]

Pawnee

Pawnee, the bailment of goods as security for payment of a debt or performance of a promise is called 'pledge'. The bailor is in this case called the 'pawnor'. The bailee is called 'pawnee'. Indian Contract...

Ouster

proprietor before his estate is determined, by raising the sum for which it is given to him in pledge; and 2nd, of a motion of possession from an estate of years, which takes place by a like

Orfgild

is a restitution made by the hundred or county for any wrong done by one who was in pledge, or rather a penalty for taking away cattle, Lamb. Arch. 125.

Necessity, agent of

LT 173. A wife deserted by her husband has authority by law, as an agent of necessity, to pledge his credit for necessaries suitable to her station in life and for costs reasonably incurred in taking proceedings

Nantissement

Nantissement, means a security or pledge, if it involves movable property, it is called 'gage' if it invokes immovable property such as real estate,

Mercantile agent

buy goods or to raise money on the security of goods.' A mercantile agent has implied authority to pledge the goods entrusted to him, Weiner v. Harris, (1910) 1 KB 285. See also Weiner v. Gill, (1906)

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