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A notice published in handbills or a newspaper. The word also includes notice by posting or display on signboards. The idea underlying the word ha s reference not so much to the vehicle or instrumentality used for getting the notice before the public, as to the diffusion, or bringing home to the public, of the information or matter contained in the notice. People v McKean, 76 Cal App 114, 243 P 898.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • advertisement — /adˈvertizment, adverˈtaizment, ingl. ədˈvYːtɪsmənt, ˌædvəːˈtaɪzmənt/ [da to advertise «fare pubblicità»] s. m. inv. annuncio pubblicitario, inserzione …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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