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Bill Obligatory

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Bouvier (1839)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A bond absolute for the payment of money. It is called, also, a single bill, and differs from a promissory note only in having a seal. 2 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 115, See Read; PI. 236; West, Symb.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A promissory note under seal. See 2 Serg. & R. (Pa.) 114.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A bond absolute for the payment of money. It is called also a single bill, and differs from a promissory note only in having a seal; Farmers' & Mechanics' Bank v. Greiner, 2 S. & R. (Pa.) 115. See Read, PI. 236; West, Symb.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A bond absolute for the payment of money. It is called also a "single bill," and differs from a promissory note only in having a seal.

Defined under Bill in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A bord absolute for the payment of money. It is called also a “single bill,” and differs from a promissory note only in having aseal. 2 Serg. & R. 115.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States

John Bouvier · 1839

conwhich a debtor acknowledges himself indebted in a certain sum, say one hundred dollars, and for the payment of the debt binds himself in a larger sum, say two ‘hundred dollars. Cro. Car. 515; 2 Ventr. 106; Com. Dig. Obligations, D.