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acquittance
(encz) | acquittance,kvitance n: Zdeněk Brož |
acquittance
(encz) | acquittance,stvrzenka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Acquittance
(gcide) | Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, v. t.
To acquit. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Acquittance
(gcide) | Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, n. [OF. aquitance, fr. aquiter. See
Acquit.]
1. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or
discharge from debt or other liability.
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2. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in
full, which bars a further demand.
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You can produce acquittances
For such a sum, from special officers. --Shak.
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acquittance
(wn) | acquittance
n 1: a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or
obligation [syn: acquittance, release] |
ACQUITTANCE
(bouvier) | ACQUITTANCE, contracts. An agreement in writing to discharge a party from an
engagement to pay a sum of money. It is evidence of payment. It differs from
a release in this, that the latter must be under seal, while an acquittance
need not be under seal. Poth. Oblig. n. 781. In Pennsylvania, a receipt,
(q.v.) though not under seal, has nearly the same effect as a release. 1
Rawle, R. 391. Vide 3 Salk. 298, pl. 2; Off. of Ex. 217 ; Co. Litt. 212 a,
273 a.
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Acquittance
(gcide) | Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, v. t.
To acquit. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, n. [OF. aquitance, fr. aquiter. See
Acquit.]
1. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or
discharge from debt or other liability.
[1913 Webster]
2. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in
full, which bars a further demand.
[1913 Webster]
You can produce acquittances
For such a sum, from special officers. --Shak.
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ACQUITTANCE
(bouvier) | ACQUITTANCE, contracts. An agreement in writing to discharge a party from an
engagement to pay a sum of money. It is evidence of payment. It differs from
a release in this, that the latter must be under seal, while an acquittance
need not be under seal. Poth. Oblig. n. 781. In Pennsylvania, a receipt,
(q.v.) though not under seal, has nearly the same effect as a release. 1
Rawle, R. 391. Vide 3 Salk. 298, pl. 2; Off. of Ex. 217 ; Co. Litt. 212 a,
273 a.
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