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Exchequer Bills

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

Bills of credit issued by authority of parliament. They constitute the medium of transaction of business between the bank of England and the government. The exchequer bills contain a guarantee from government which secures the holders against loss by fluctuation. Wharton.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Bills of credit authorized by parliament.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bills of credit issued by authority of parliament They constitute the medium of transaction of business between the bank of England and the government. The exchequer bills contain a guarantee from government which secures the holders against l< ss by fluctuation. Wharton; Mc Culloch, Comm. Diet.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Bills of credit issued in England by authority of parliament. Brande. Instruments issued at the exchequer, under the authority, (for the most part,) of acts of parliament passed for the purpose, and containing an engagement, on the part of the government, for repayment of the principal sums advanced with interest. 2 Steph, Com. 686.