Bill of adventure
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BILL OF ADVENTURE, com. law, contracts. A writing signed by a merchant, to
testify that the goods shipped on board a certain vessel belong to another
person who is to take the hazard, the subscriber signing only to oblige
himself to account to him, for the proceeds.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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