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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

Gold and silver coin or that which the law makes its equivalent. See 74 U. S. 229, 19 L. Ed. 141.

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,