Sax. A contribution of tenants, in the time of the Saxons, towards a potation, or ale, provided to entertain the lord, or his steward. Cowell. See Csa VISARII. … [Read more...]
DROP DEAD DATE
A final date, a contractual provision which sets forth the final date a payment is due before consequences of nonpayment will occur. … [Read more...]
DR.
An abbreviation for "doctor;" also, in commercial usage, for "debtor," indicating the items or particulars in a bill or in an account-book chargeable against the person to whom the bill is rendered or in whose name the account stands, as opposed to "Cr." ("credit" or "creditor"), which indicates the items for which he is given credit Jaqua v. Shewalter, 10 Ind. App. 234, 37 N. … [Read more...]
DRAWBACK
In the customs laws, this term denotes an allowance made by the government upon the duties due on imported merchandise when the importer, instead of selling it here, re-exports it; or the refunding of such duties if already paid. This allowance amounts, in some cases, to the whole of the original duties; in others, to a part only. A drawback is a device resorted to for enabling … [Read more...]
DRACHMA
A term employed in old pleadings and records, to denote a groat Townsh. PL 180. An Athenian silver coin, of the value of about fifteen cents. … [Read more...]