deposits in court

deposits in court
The payments of funds or property to an officer of the court as a precautionary measure during the pendency of litigation.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


deposits in court
The payments of funds or property to an officer of the court as a precautionary measure during the pendency of litigation.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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