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allonge

Legal Definition of allonge

Noun

  1. A piece of paper which has been attached to a contract, a check or any promissory note, on which to add signatures because there is not enough room on the main document.

Definition of allonge

Noun

allonge (plural allonges)

  1. (law, banking) A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.

Coordinate terms

References

  • allonge in Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

  • Alphagram: aegllno
  • galleon

References:

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