Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bill Of Sale

A written agreement under which title to personal chattels is transferred. A mere receipt for payment is not a bill of sale; the instrument must actually purport to transfer title to the goods to the buyer .

A written agreement, often under seal, by which one person transfers his right to or interest in goods and personal chattels to another, but a seal is not essential. 14 Wall. (U.S.) 244. It is in frequent use in the transfer of personal property, especially that of which immediate possession is not or cannot be given. In England, a bill of sale of a ship at sea or out of the country in called a grand bill of sale, but no distinction is recognized in this country between grand and ordinary bills of sale. 4 Mass. 661. The effect of a bill of sale is to transfer the property in the thing sold.

A Document That Passes Title Of Personal Property.

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What does Bill Of Sale mean in American Law?

The definition of Bill Of Sale in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

A written instrument evidencing the sale of described personal property from seller to buyer. At one time, the instrument had to be under seal, but thereafter even an unsigned bill of sale might be found to have transferred title prior to transfer of possession of the goods. Bills of sale are less significant now that Article 2 of the U.C.C. makes technical passage of title of less legal significance. But even before the coming of the U.C.G., in ordinary language a bill of sale had come to refer to any document listing what was sold and its price (e.g., those received in department stores), and was understood to have no legal significance except as proof of purchase and payment, useful mainly when trying to return the goods.

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Bill of sale in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of bill of sale.

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• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Officer
• Law Enforcement Agency

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• bill of sale in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• bill of sale in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Bill of Sale

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Bill of Sale : A document by which a person transfers the ownership of goods to another. Commonly the goods are transferred conditionally, as security for a debt, and a conditional bill of sale is thus a mortgage of goods. The mortgagor has a right to redeem the goods on repayment of the debt and usually remain
s in possession of them; he may thus obtain false credit by appearing to own them. An absolute bill of sale transfers ownership of the goods absolutely. The Bills of Sale Acts 1878 and 1882 regulate the registration and form of bills of sale.

Concept of Bill of Sale in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Bill of Sale: An instrument by which one transfers personal property.

Concept of Bill of Sale in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Bill of Sale: An instrument by which one transfers personal property.

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