Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Lawful Money — Any form of currency issued by the United States Treasury and not the Federal Reserve System, including gold and silver coins, Treasury notes, and Treasury bonds. Lawful money stands in contrast to fiat money, to which the government assigns… … Investment dictionary
lawful money — Money which is a legal tender in payment of debts. See legal tender … Black's law dictionary
lawful money — Money which is a legal tender in payment of debts. See legal tender … Black's law dictionary
lawful money — noun Etymology: Middle English laweful moneye, from laweful + moneye money 1. a. : any money whether coin or currency that may by the laws of a country be circulated as a medium of exchange compare legal tender b. : any money recognized in a… … Useful english dictionary
lawful money — legal currency … English contemporary dictionary
money — n Money, cash, currency, legal tender, specie, coin, coinage are comparable when they mean pieces of stamped metal or their equivalents issued by a government, or by an authority recognized by the government, to serve as a medium of exchange in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Money laundering — is the process of disguising illegal sources of money so that it looks like it came from legal sources.[1] The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental authorities quote… … Wikipedia
Token money — Token To ken (t[=o] k n), n. [OE. token, taken, AS. t[=a]cen; akin to OFries. t[=e]ken, OS. t[=e]kan, D. teeken, G. zeichen, OHG. Zeihhan, Icel. t[=a]kan, teiken, Sw. tecken, Dan. tegn, Goth. taikns sign, token, gateihan to tell, show, AS. te[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Current money — Current Cur rent (k?r rent), a. [OE. currant, OF. curant, corant, p. pr. of curre, corre, F. courre, courir, to run, from L. currere; perh. akin to E. horse. Cf. {Course}, {Concur}, {Courant}, {Coranto}.] 1. Running or moving rapidly. [Archaic]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hard money — Lawful coined money (as contrasted with paper currency) … Black's law dictionary
