(For returning the charters.) An ancient writ which lay against one who had charters of feoffment intrusted to his keeping and refused to deliver them. Reg. Orig. 159.

In old European law. A keeper of records or public instruments ; a chartulary; a registrar. Spelman

The charters (grants) of liberties. These are Magna Charta and Charta de Foresta . Chartarum super fidem, mortuis tes- tibus, ad patriam de necessitudine recurrendum est. Co. Litt. 36. The […]

In old English law . A plow. Bestes des charues; beasts of the plow .

The liberty or franchise of hunting, one’s self, and keeping protected against all other persons, beasts of the chase within a specified district, without regard to the ownership of the […]

This term, as used in statutes, means actual personal virtue, and not reputation or good name. It may include the character of one who was formerly unchaste but is reformed. […]

A BOND that can be redeemed by the issuing company at PAR VALUE in the event that it becomes the target of a TAKEOVER offer from another company.

An article of personal property ; any species of property not amounting to a freehold or fee in land. People v. Holbrook, 13 Johns. (N. Y.) 94; Hornblower v Proud, […]

An interest in corporeal hereditaments less than a freehold. 2 Kent, Comm. 342.

An instrument of sale of personalty conveying the title of the property to the mortgagee with terms of defeasance; and, if the terms of redemption are not complied with, then, […]

Chattels personal are movables only; chattels real are such as savor only of the realty. Putnam v. Westcott, 19 Johns. (N. Y.) 73; Hawkins v. Trust Co. (C. C.) 79 […]

A homicide committed in the heat of an affray and while under the influence of passion; it is thus distinguished from chancc-mcdlcy, which is the killing of a man in […]

A kind of tenure mentioned In a patent of 35 Edw. III. Cowell; Blount

Money paid to the crown by the servants or purchasers of chauntry-lands. See CIIANTBY.

An ASSET that is perceived by market participants to be inexpensive compared to alternatives or proxies (i.e., the SPREAD is too wide in the case of a BOND or the […]

The cheapest of a series of ASSETS that are eligible for DELIVERY under an EXCHANGETRADED DERIVATIVE contract ; the seller selects from the list of deliverables to determine the asset […]

Swindling; defrauding. “Deceitful practices in defrauding or endeavoring to defraud another of his known right, by some willful device, contrary to the plain rules of common honesty.” Hawk. P. C. […]

a signed document that instructs the bank or financial institution to pay the sum of money stated to the person or organisation whose name is on the cheque.

Signatures, on the front by the payee, and on the back by the depositor, on a check acknowledging that both parties agree to exchange the specified check amount. Written on […]

A guarantee of payment of a check up to the amount specified on the check that is provided to the party accepting the check when following bank-prescribed procedures. This is […]

A bank can legally hold funds from a deposited check for this stated number of days , before having to credit the check to the depositor’s account. This number of […]

1. For Airlines, it is the latest time a passenger may arrive at the airline terminal without losing his or her reserved seat. It is usually two hours before a […]

Fraudulent scheme. Additional checks are issued against funds that a bank has already credited into an account for deposited, but as-yet, uncleared checks (refer to check clearing). It is played […]

The process of guest vacating a rented room and paying the bill for the stay in the room.

Latest standard time set by a hotel that a hotel guest must formally vacate his or her room without incurring additional charges for another day’s stay. Following a check out, […]