Indorsement

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Superscription; a noting of the contents of any paper on its back; a docketing; briefing.
  • noun. In law, an incidental or subsidiary writing upon the back of a paper, writing, or other document, to the contents of which it relates or pertains.
  • noun. More specifically In commercial law: The signature of the payee of a note, bill, or check, or that of a third person, written on the back of the note or bill in evidence of his transfer of it, or of his assuring its payment, or both.
  • noun. The transfer or assurance so manifested.
  • noun. Ratification; sanction; approval.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written instrument.
  • noun. That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of, payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing, usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is assigned and transferred.
  • noun. Sanction, support, or approval.
  • noun. See under Blank.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Alternative spelling of endorsement.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of endorsing
  • noun. a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
  • noun. formal and explicit approval
  • noun. a signature that validates something
  • noun. a speech seconding a motion
  • Word Usage
    "In such a case, the original indorsement is lined out and initialed."
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