Scrip in United States
Scrip Definition
A certificate or schedule. Evidence of the right to obtain shares in a public company; sometimes called “scrip certificate,” to distinguish it from the real title to shares. Wharton; 15 Ark. 12. The possession of such scrip is prima facie evidence of ownership of the shares therein designated. Add. Cont. 203*. It is not goods, wares, or merchandise, within the statute of frauds. 16 Mees. & W. 66.
Scrip in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Scrip | Scrip in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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Browse the American Encyclopedia of Law for Scrip
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| Scrip | Scrip in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Scrip | Scrip in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
A certificate or schedule. Evidence of the right to obtain shares in a public company; sometimes called “scrip certificate,” to distinguish it from the real title to shares. Wharton; 15 Ark. 12. The possession of such scrip is prima facie evidence of ownership of the shares therein designated. Add. Cont. 203*. It is not goods, wares, or merchandise, within the statute of frauds. 16 Mees. & W. 66.
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This definition of Scrip is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
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