Billet De Change
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In French law. A contract to furnish a bill of exchange; a contract to pay the value of a bill of exchange already furnished. Guyot, Rep. Univ. Where a person intends to furnish a bill of exchange (lettre de change), and is not quite prepared to do so, he gives a billet de change, which is a contract to furnish a lettre de change at a future time. Guyot, Rep. Univ.; Story, Bills, i 2.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A contract to furnish a bill of exchange. A contract to pay the value of a bill of exchange already furnished. Guyot, Rupert. Univ. Where a person intends to furnish a bill of exchange (lettre de change), and is not quite prepared to do so, he gives a billet de change, which is a contract to furnish a lettre de change at a future time. Guyot, Repert. Univ.; Story, Bills § 2.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
fr.
In French law. A billet or a written promise to furnish a bill. for no relief beyond are to be used. Bill or other proper immediately concerned, instance of the person Bill of peace: a bill of suits based on the procure a perpetual a decree, either for A bill brought by a who has no interest is called a bill iu a bill brought to of the complainant, of the complainant. party, his interest is in equity, is called a quia timet: a bill who has a future the property or hi? to perpetuate tesclouds upon title testimony: a bill matter which is not put in litigation, — remove cloud upon good, but which the holds adverse deeds to take testimony of a witness who country, so that there use in a suit already Narratio. Billa bill be quashed, the where the proescambii: a bill of exa bill of lading. on a bill of indictsustained by evidence. bill of exchange, or
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In Frenchlaw. An engagenient to give, at a future time, a bill of exchange, which the party is not at the time prepared to give. Story, Bills, § 2, n.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Fr.
In French law. A billet or bill of exchange. Pothier distinguishes this from a proper bill of exchange, {lettre de cliange,) The billet de change, he says, is when the party with whom the contract is made is not at present prepared to give the bill of exchange agreed on, and merely gives a billet, by which he engages hereafter to furnish one on the proper place. Pothier de Change^ n. 4, cited in Story on Bills, § 2, note 1.