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en·dorse·ment also in·dorse·ment n1: the act or process of endorsing2: an inscription (as a signature or notation) on a document or instrument; esp: an inscription usu. on the back of a negotiable instrument that transfers or guarantees the instrumentblank endorsement: an endorsement (as a signature) of a negotiable instrument that does not name a transferee and that makes the instrument payable to bearer – called also endorsement in blank;qualified endorsement: an endorsement of a negotiable instrument with words (as “without recourse”) that limit or qualify the endorser's liabilityrestrictive endorsement: an endorsement of a negotiable instrument with words (as “for deposit only”) that limit the further negotiation of the instrument◇ A restrictive endorsement does not prevent further negotiation of the instrument under the Uniform Commercial Code.spe·cial endorsement: an endorsement of a negotiable instrument with words (as “Pay to Jane Doe”) that make the instrument payable to a specified person3: a provision added to an insurance policy that alters its coveragea theft endorsement
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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acceptance, accommodation (backing), acknowledgment (acceptance), advocacy, affirmance (authentication), affirmance (judicial sanction), affirmation, aid (help), approval, assent, attestation, avowal, certificate, certification (attested copy), charter (sanction), confirmation, consent, corroboration, favor (sanction), guaranty, jurat, leave (permission), license, ratification, recommendation, reference (recommendation), rider, sanction (permission), stamp, subscription, support (corroboration), vow
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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1. See indorsement.2. the marking of the details of a conviction on a driving licence. It is now the penalty points rather than the endorsements themselves that are of importance. See totting up.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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The placing of a signature on the back of a check, bill of exchange, or other negotiable instrument so as to make it cashable or transferable.Category: Business, LLCs & CorporationsCategory: Divorce & Family LawCategory: NonprofitsCategory: Personal Finance & RetirementCategory: Real Estate & Rental PropertyCategory: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Wills, Trusts & Estates
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. A change to an insurance policy.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A signature on a commercial paper or document.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A signature on a commercial paper or document.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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(indorsement)n.1) the act of the owner or payee signing his/her name to the back of a check, bill of exchange or other negotiable instrument so as to make it payable to another or cashable by any person. An endorsement may be made after a specific direction ("pay to Dolly Madison" or "for deposit only"), called a qualified endorsement, or with no qualifying language, thereby making it payable to the holder, called a blank endorsement. There are also other forms of endorsement which may give credit or restrict the use of the check.2) the act of pledging or committing support to a program, proposal or candidate.See also: negotiable instrument
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
