Blank indorsement


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(Law) an indorsement which omits the name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on the back of the bill.
See under Blank.

See also: Blank, Indorsement

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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