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Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

A writing in which are set down the names of passengers who are carried in a public conveyance, or the description of goods sent with a common carrier by land. When the goods are carried by water, the instrument is called a "bill of lading," and this term is now commonly applied to carriage by land as well.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A written list of the passengers or freight carried.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A writing in which are set down the names of passengers who are carried in a public conveyance, or the description of goods sent with a common carrier by land.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A writing in which is set down the names of passengers who are carried in a public conveyance or the description of goods sent with a common carrier by land. Wharton.