payment in due course

payment in due course
n.
Payment to the holder of a negotiable instrument on or after its maturity date in good faith and with no known defects in title.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


payment in due course
payment made at or after the maturity of a bill of exchange to the holder of the bill by a payer in good faith and without notice that the holder's title might be defective. A bill is discharged by payment in due course by or on behalf of the drawee or acceptor. When a bill is paid by the drawer or indorser it is not discharged and the party paying may have rights on it.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


payment in due course
Payment of funds to the holder of a promissory note or other negotiable instrument made without knowledge that the document had been acquired by fraud or that the holder did not have valid title. The true owner of the note cannot also demand payment, but must look to the recipient of the funds.
Category: Personal Finance & Retirement

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


payment in due course
n. The payment of a negotiable instrument to the holder on or after its due date in good faith by the payer and with no notice of any defect in title.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

payment in due course
n.
   the giving of funds to the holder of a promissory note or bill of exchange when due, without any knowledge that the document had been acquired by fraud or that the holder did not have valid title. The true owner of the bill or note cannot also demand payment, but must look to the recipient of the funds.
   See also: holder in due course

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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