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legal tender n: money that is legally valid for the payment of debts and that must be accepted for that purpose when offered
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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n.Money that can be used to pay for things; all coins and currencies of the United States, regardless of when they were issued.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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Currency that is issued by a government. Checks, credit cards, and other noncash payments are generally not legal tender.Category: Representing Yourself in CourtCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. A nation's official monetary bills and coinage.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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All U.S. coins and currencies—regardless of when coined or issued— including (in terms of the FEDERAL RESERVE System) Federal Reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal Reserve banks and national banking associations that are used for all debts, public and private, public charges, taxes, duties, and dues.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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All U.S. coins and currencies—regardless of when coined or issued— including (in terms of the federal reserve System) Federal Reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal Reserve banks and national banking associations that are used for all debts, public and private, public charges, taxes, duties, and dues.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.all money issued by the government.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
