Counterpart in United States
Counterpart Definition
Formerly, each party to an indenture executed a separate deed; that part which was executed by the grantor was called the “original,” and the rest the “counterparts.” It is now usual for all the parties to execute every part, and this makes them all originals. 2 Bl. Comm. 29.
Counterpart in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Counterpart | Counterpart in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Counterpart | Counterpart in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Counterpart | Counterpart in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
Formerly, each party to an indenture executed a separate deed; that part which was executed by the grantor was called the “original,” and the rest the “counterparts.” It is now usual for all the parties to execute every part, and this makes them all originals. 2 Bl. Comm. 29.
Notice
This definition of Counterpart is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.