Sight Hole - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: sight holeSight hole
A hole for looking through a peephole...
Peep sight
An adjustable piece pierced with a small hole to peep through in aiming attached to a rifle or other firearm near the breech distinguished from an open sight...
Sighted
Having sight or seeing in a particular manner used in composition as long sighted short sighted quick sighted sharp sighted and the like...
After sight
After sight, the expression '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)...
black hole
A dungeon or dark cell in a prison a military lock up or guardroom now commonly with allusion to the cell the Black Hole in a fort at Calcutta called the Black Hole of Calcutta into which 146 English prisoners were thrust by the nabob Suraja Dowla on the night of June 20 1765 and in which 123 of the prisoners died before morning from lack of air...
sight
sight : payable on presentation see also sight draft at draft ...
Eagle sighted
Farsighted and strong sighted sharp sighted...
Bill of sight
Bill of sight, When a merchant is ignorant of the real quantities or qualities of any goods assigned to him, so that he is unable to make a perfect entry of them, he must acquaint the collector or comptroller of the circumstance; and he is authorized, upon the importer or his agent making oath that he cannot, for want of full information, make a perfect entry, to receive an entry by bill of sight for the packages by the best description which can be given, and to grant warrant that the same may be landed and examined by the importer in presence of the officers; and within three days after any goods shall have been so landed, the importer shall make a perfect entry, and shall either pay the duties, or shall duly warehouse the same.In default of perfect entry within three days, such goods are to be taken to the King's warehouse; and if the importer shall not, within one month, make perfect entry and pay the duties thereon, or on such parts as can be entered for home use, together with ch...
bore hole
a hole or passage made by a drill especially one made for exploratory purposes...
Cat hole
One of two small holes astern above the gunroom ports through which hawsers may be passed...
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