destination

destination
The place to which something is sent. The place at which the trip of a passenger, or a shipment of goods, by carrier is to end, which, in the case of a through shipment over two or more lines, is the final or last termination. Home Furniture Co. v United States, 271 US 456, 460, 70 L Ed 1033, 1035, 46 S Ct 545. The term is not limited to the premises of the carrier where the shipment is unloaded, but means the town or city to which the shipment is sent. Anno: 1 ALR 912. A succession of beneficiaries provided for in a will. See port of destination.

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  • Destination — Sf Bestimmung, Endzweck per. Wortschatz fremd. Erkennbar fremd (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. dēstinātio ( ōnis), einer Ableitung von l. dēstināre befestigen, festmachen, festsetzen , einem Kausativum zu l. stāre stehen, verweilen,… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • destination — Destination. s. f. v. La disposition que l on fait de quelque chose dans son esprit. La destination des deniers, suivant la destination qui en avoit esté faite. Il s employe aussi dans le sens actif. On n a pas suivi la destination des fondateurs …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

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  • Destination — (lat., franz.), Bestimmung, Endzweck; destinieren, bestimmen, ausersehen …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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