payment for honor

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• payment for honor — A former practice of the commercial world, sometimes known as payment supra protest, now obsolete because of existing facilities for quick communication, whereunder, a bill of exchange or promissory note having been protested for nonpayment, a… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• honor — Verb: To pay or to accept and pay. UCC § 1 201(21). Noun: Adherence to right principles of conduct; integrity. Respect accorded another. A seigniory consisting of an aggregation of manors held under one lord paramount was so called, especially if …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• payment supra protest — Same as payment for honor …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• for — /fawr/; unstressed /feuhr/, prep. 1. with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise. 2. intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes. 3. suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the… …   Universalium

• for — [[t]fɔr[/t]] unstressed [[t]fər[/t]] prep. 1) with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise[/ex] 2) intended to belong to or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes[/ex] 3) suiting the purposes or needs of:… …   From formal English to slang

• for — prep 1. for the purpose of, in order to, with the object or goal of, so as to become, with a view or eye to, in quest of, seeking, looking for; destined for, in destination of, toward, to. 2. concerning, belonging to; appropriate to. fitting for …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• act of honor — an acceptance or payment for honor of a protested bill of exchange; also : the instrument reciting such protest and acceptance or payment …   Useful english dictionary

• for — for1 [fôr, fʉr] prep. [ME < OE, akin to Ger für & Du ver < IE base * per > L per , pro , prae , Gr pro, Sans pári] 1. in place of; instead of [to use blankets for coats] 2. as the representative of; in the interest of [acting for… …   English World dictionary

• Honor system — An honor system or honesty system is a philosophical way of running a variety of endeavors based on trust, honor, and honesty. Something that operates under the rule of the honor system is usually something that does not have strictly enforced… …   Wikipedia

• honor — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French onur, honur, from Latin honos, honor Date: 13th century 1. a. good name or public esteem ; reputation b. a showing of usually merited respect ; recognition < pay honor to our founder > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Payment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Payment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 payment payment defrayment Sgm: N 1 discharge discharge Sgm: N 1 acquittance acquittance quittance Sgm: N 1 settlement settlement clearance liquidation …   English dictionary for students