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Franking Privilege

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

The privilege of sending certain matter through the public mails without payment therefor. It is enjoyed by various officers of the federal government, theoretically for the public good. See Brightly, Dig. U. S. Laws.