- handsale
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a form of sale made binding by a handshake and customary among the early Teutonic races2. : money paid as earnest money to bind a sale
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
handsale
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handsale — Anciently, among the northern European nations, shaking of hands was held necessary to bind a bargain, a custom still retained in verbal contracts. A sale thus made was called handsale (venditio per mutuam manum complexionem). In process of time… … Black's law dictionary
handsale — Anciently, among the northern European nations, shaking of hands was held necessary to bind a bargain, a custom still retained in verbal contracts. A sale thus made was called handsale (venditio per mutuam manum complexionem). In process of time… … Black's law dictionary
handsale — A sale made under the ancient custom of the northern countries by shaking hands to bind the bargain; later the same word came to be used to signify the price or earnest which was given immediately after the shaking of hands, or instead of shaking … Ballentine's law dictionary
handsel — Handsale, or earnest money … Black's law dictionary
handsel — Handsale, or earnest money … Black's law dictionary
handsel — Same as handsale … Ballentine's law dictionary
venditio per mutuam manuum complexionem — A sale by the mutual clasping of hands; a handsale. See 2 Bl Comm 448 … Ballentine's law dictionary
