Pot-De-Vin
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In French law. A sum of money frequently paid, at the moment of entering into a contract, beyond the price agreed upon. It differs from arrha in this, that it is no part of the price of the thing sold, and that the person who has received it cannot, by returning double the amount, or the other party by losing what he has paid^ rescind the contract. 18 Toullier, Dr. Civ. note 52.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In French Law. A sum of money frequently paid at the moment of entering into a contract, beyond the price agreed upon. It differs from an'ha in this that it is no part of the price of the thing sold, and that the person who has received it cannot by returning double the amount, or the other party by losing what he has paid, rescind the contract; 18 Toullier, n. 52.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910