the purport of a document

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• purport — I UK [pə(r)ˈpɔː(r)t] / US [pərˈpɔrt] verb [intransitive] Word forms purport : present tense I/you/we/they purport he/she/it purports present participle purporting past tense purported past participle purported formal to claim or seem to be… …   English dictionary

• purport — pur|port1 [ pər pɔrt ] verb intransitive FORMAL to claim or seem to be something or to do something, especially when this is not possible or true: purport to do something: This book purports to contain all the information you require. be… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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• document of title — A written description, identification or declaration of goods which in the regular course of business or financing is treated as adequately evidencing that the person in possession of it is entitled to receive, hold and dispose of the document… …   Black's law dictionary

• document of title — A written description, identification or declaration of goods which in the regular course of business or financing is treated as adequately evidencing that the person in possession of it is entitled to receive, hold and dispose of the document… …   Black's law dictionary

• purport — purportless, adj. v. /peuhr pawrt , pohrt , perr pawrt, pohrt/; n. /perr pawrt, pohrt/, v.t. 1. to present, esp. deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official. 2. to convey to the… …   Universalium

• purport — pur|port1 [pə:ˈpo:t US pə:rˈpo:rt] v [I and T] formal to claim to be or do something, even if this is not true purport to do sth ▪ Two undercover officers purporting to be dealers infiltrated the gang. be purported to be sth ▪ The document is… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• purport — v. & n. v.tr. 1 profess; be intended to seem (purports to be the royal seal). 2 (often foll. by that + clause) (of a document or speech) have as its meaning; state. n. 1 the ostensible meaning of something. 2 the sense or tenor (of a document or… …   Useful english dictionary

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