Earnest

Topic sh85040422 · id.loc.gov

Scope Notes

Here are entered works on deposits as payment to bind a bargain. Works on deposits paid into a court to discharge an obligation are entered under [Consignation.] Works on deposits, in general, and deposits specifically on naked bailments of goods to be kept for depositers are entered under [Deposits (Law).]

Used for

Arrha
Earnest--Law and legislation

Examples

Notes under [Consignation; Deposits (Law)]

Broader Terms (4)

Contracts
Deposits (Law)
Sales
Security (Law)

Related Terms (1)

Penalties, Contractual

Hierarchy

Broader groupings: