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statute merchant

noun

Definition of statute merchant

: a bond of record formerly in use in England giving the creditor power to seize the property of the debtor for failure to pay at a designated time

History and Etymology for statute merchant

Middle English statut marchand, from Anglo-French estatu marchaund, literally, merchant statute

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