Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
stop payment order — An unequivocal notice from the drawer of a check to the drawee that the check is not to be paid by the bank. 10 Am J2d Banks § 641 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Stop Payment — A request made to a financial institution to cancel a check or payment that has not been processed yet. A stop payment order is issued by the account holder, and can only be enacted if the check or payment has not already been processed by the… … Investment dictionary
stop payment — n: a depositor s order to a bank to refuse to honor a specified check drawn by him or her Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. stop payment … Law dictionary
stop payment — stop′ pay′ment n. bus an order by the drawer of a check to his or her bank not to pay a specified check • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
stop payment — noun a depositor s order to a bank to refuse payment on a check • Hypernyms: ↑order, ↑purchase order … Useful english dictionary
stop payment — /ˈstɒp peɪmənt / (say stop paymuhnt) noun an order by the drawer of a cheque to a financial institution not to pay a specified cheque …
stop payment — noun Date: circa 1919 a depositor s order to a bank to refuse to honor a specified check drawn by him or her … New Collegiate Dictionary
stop payment — an order by the drawer of a check to his or her bank not to pay a specified check. [1915 20] * * * … Universalium
stop payment — An order given a depository institution not to pay out cash for a check; often used when the check has been stolen or lost. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
order — A mandate; precept; command or direction authoritatively given; rule or regulation. Brady v. Interstate Commerce Commission, D.C.W.Va., 43 F.2d 847, 850. Direction of a court or judge made or entered in writing, and not included in a judgment,… … Black's law dictionary
