note
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 52 U.S. 493 - Tavid Randon v. Thomas Toby · 1850Most cited · 44 citing opinions
token of a debt, paper given in confession of a debt, and may well be used as a noun collective ( nomen collectivum ) to signify a debt upon one consideration divided into two parts, payable at different days.
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