Mohatra — Law Dictionary

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

In French law. The name of a fraudulent contract made to cover a usurious loan of money. It takes place when an individual buys merchandise from another on a credit at a high price, to sell it immediately to the first seller, or to a third person who acts as his agent, at a much less price for cash. 16 Toullier, Dr. Civ. note 44; 1 Bouv. Inst, note 1118.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In French Law. The name of a fraudulent contract made to cover a usurious loan of money. It takes place when aii individual sells merchandise on credit at a high price and afterward buys it back at a much less price for cash. 16 Toulller, n. 44.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In French law. A transaction covering a fraudulent device to evade the laws against usury. It takes place where an individual buys merchandise from another on a Credit at a high price, to sell it immediately to the first seller, or to a third person who acts as his agent, at a much less price for cash. 16 Toullier, no. 44.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. I.

In the civil law. A kind of contract of sale designed as a cover for usury.