Days In Bank

English Law: Days in Bank in the Past

Days of appearance in the court of common pleas, usually called bancum. They are at the distance of about a week from each other and are regulated by some festival of the church. 8 Bl. Com. 277. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about days in bank is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including days in bank.

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Concept of Days in Bank

Traditional meaning of days in bank [1] in the English common law history: The days in the C. B. on which writs were returnable; see BANK; also called common days. Days of grace: three days allowed persons summoned in the English courts for appearance, after the return day; the fourth day being the quarto die post. In mercantile law, days (usually three) after the day upon which bills or notes are expressed to be payable on the last of which the bill becomes legally due. To go without day: to be dismissed finally from court; see CONTINUANCE. [rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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1. Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Days in Bank”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. This term and/or definition may be absolete. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary, based on a glossary of terms, included Days in Bank.

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