Endorsement

Legal Definition and Related Resources of Endorsement

Meaning of Endorsement

In relation to negotiable instruments, the term denotes the assignment or transfer of same by the act of signing one’s name on the back of the instrument . where the transfer is done by a separate document, it is not an endorsement but an assignment. See Cooper v Bank of New Mexico, 423 P.2d 431, 77 N.M. 398.

Definition of Endorsement in the Free Online Notary Dictionary

Public Expression Of Approval.

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Related Entries of Endorsement in the Encyclopedia of Law Project

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Endorsement in Historical Law

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Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Negotiable Instrument, Qualified Endorsement, Record, Registered Bond, Repurchase Agreement, True Bill.

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Indorsement in the American legal Encyclopedia
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Endorsement in Law Enforcement

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

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  • Law Enforcement Officer
  • Policeman
  • Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

English Legal System: Endorsement

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Endorsement :

1. The procedure in which the particulars of a driving offence are noted on a person’s driving licence. When the court orders endorsement for an offence carrying obligatory or discretionary *disqualification but the driver is not disqualified, the endorsement also contains particulars of the number of penalty points imposed for the purposes of *totting up. When the court orders disqualification, only the particulars of the offence are noted. The courts can order endorsement upon a conviction for most traffic offences (the main exceptions being parking offences) and in many cases they must order an endorsement, unless there are special reasons (e.g. a sudden emergency) why they should not. A person whose licence is to be endorsed must produce it for the court; if he does not do so, his licence may be suspended. A driver whose licence has been endorsed may apply to have a new “clean” licence after a certain number of years has elapsed (usually 4 years, but 11 in the case of offences involving *drunken driving). Under the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995, with effect from 1 June 1997, a driver who is convicted of an endorsable offence and who has accumulated 6 or more penalty points within two years of passing a driving test has his licence revoked and must retake a driving test.

2. The signature of the holder on a bill of exchange, which is an essential step in negotiating or transferring a bill payable to order. The endorsement must be completed by delivering the bill to the transferee. An endorsement in blank is the bare signature of the holder and makes the bill payable to bearer. A special endorsement specifies the person to whom (or to whose order) the bill is payable (e.g. “Pay X or order”). An endorser, by endorsing a bill, takes on certain obligations to the holder or a subsequent endorser.

3. The noting on a document of details of a later transaction affecting the subject matter of that document. For example, a beneficiary in whose favour a personal representative executes an *assent of property may require details of the assent to be written (endorsed) on the document containing the *probate or *letters of administratio Equally, a purchaser of a plot forming part of a larger plot of land may require a note or memorandum of the conveyance to him to be endorsed on the title deeds relating to the whole plot.

Endorsement Definition (in the Accounting Vocabulary)

The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants offers the following definition of Endorsement in a way that is easy for anybody to understand: The process by which the payee transfers ownership of a CHECK to a bank or another party by writing his or her name on the back of it.

Endorsement in Voting Law

Definition of Endorsement in the context of the United States election law: Document signed by a specific number of voters in support of a candidate or list which enables them to run for office. This is a requirement in certain political systems in order to limit the number of candidates and avoid ‘joke’ ones from running, particularly in elections for the highest offices of state.

Concept of Endorsement (indorsement) in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Endorsement (indorsement): The act of the holder of a note, bill, check, or other negotiable instrument, of transferring said instrument by signing the back of the instrument, with or without qualifications.

Concept of Endorsement (indorsement) in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Endorsement (indorsement): The act of the holder of a note, bill, check, or other negotiable instrument, of transferring said instrument by signing the back of the instrument, with or without qualifications.

Endorsement in Voting Law

Definition of Endorsement in the context of the United States election law: Document signed by a specific number of voters in support of a candidate or list which enables them to run for office. This is a requirement in certain political systems in order to limit the number of candidates and avoid ‘joke’ ones from running, particularly in elections for the highest offices of state.

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