Appostille

French law

In general this means an. addition or annotation made in the margin of an act, [contract in writing,] or of some writing. Merlin, Répertoire. APPRAISEMENT is a_ just valuation of property. Appraisements are required to be made of the property of decedents, insolvents and others; an inventory (q. v.) and description (q. v.) of the articles ought to be made and a just valuation put upon them. When property real or personal is taken for public use, an appraisement of it must be made so that the owner may son appointed by competent authority to appraise or value goods; as in cases of the death of a person an appraisement and inventory must be made of the goods of which he died possessed, or was entitled to: appraisers are sometimes appointed to value damages done to property, as when such property is taken for public use, it must be paid for at the appraisement made of it.