May 2022

BORSHOLDER

BORSHOLDER borsholder (bors-hohl-d[schwa]r). Hist. 1. The chief of a tithing or frankpledge. 2. A petty constable. ¡ª Also termed borough-holder; borrowhead; headborough. How would a bilingual lawyer translate the term BORSHOLDER into Chinese?

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personal defense

personal defense An ordinary defense in a contract action ¡ª such as failure of consideration or nonperformance of a condition ¡ª that the maker or drawer of a negotiable instrument is precluded from raising against a person who has the rights of a holder in due course. ? A personal defense can be asserted only

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EMANATION

EMANATION emanation. 1. The act of coming or flowing forth from something. 2. That which flows or comes forth from something; an effluence. How do bilingual lawyers in China usually translate the term EMANATION?

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