Legal Definition and Related Resources of Accommodation Bill

A bill of exchange which a person has signed as drawer, acceptor, or indorser, without receiving value therefor and for the purpose of lending his name to some other person. (Bills of Exchange Act, 1882, s. 28, sub-s. 1.)

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What does Accommodation bill mean in American Law?

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

See accommodation party.

Accommodation bill in Law Enforcement

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

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• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Officer
• Law Enforcement Agency

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

English Legal System: Accommodation Bill

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Accommodation Bill : A bill of exchange accepted by an accommodation party, i.e. a person who signs without receiving value and for the purpose of lending his name (i.e. his credit) to someone else. An accommodation party is liable on the bill to a *holder for value.

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