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Argentum dei

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An earnest given to bind a bargain.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

God's money; God's penny; money given as earnest in making a bargain. Cowell.

Defined under Argentum in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Lat. God’s money; God’s penny; money given as earnest in making a bargain. Cowell.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

I. (God's money.) Earnest-money.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. God's money. Earnest money; money given by way of earnest upon the making of a bargain; sometimes called God's penny, {denarius Dei.) Cowell. See Denarius Dei.