Legal Definition and Related Resources of Passing Off

The wrong committed by a person who sells goods and carries on business in such a manner, under such name, mark, description or otherwise as to mislead the public into believing that his goods or business are those of another person. See Palm off.

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Passing Off in Historical Law

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Passing off in Law Enforcement

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

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See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

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