Lawful Money
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Money which is a legal tender in payment of debts; a. g., gold and silver coined at the mint. 2 Salk. 446; 5 Mod. 7; 3 Ind. 358; 2 How. (U. S.) 244; 3 How. (U. S.) 717; 16 Ark. 83. See 1 Hempst. (U. S.) 236.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Money which is a legal tender in payment of debts: e. g. gold and silver coined at the mint. 2 Salk. 446; 5 Mod. 7; Prather v. Bank, 3 Ind. 358; Griffin v. Thompson, 2 How. (U. S.) 244, 11 L. Ed. 253; Macfarland v. Gwin, 8 How. ( U. S.) 717, 11 L. Ed. 799; Bone v. Torry, 16 Ark. 83. See Cocke v. Kendall, Hempst. 236, Fed. Cas. No. 2,929b. See Gold; Money; Legal Tender.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Money which is a legal tender in payment of debts; e. g., gold and silver coined at the mint,