holder in due course

holder in due course definition - legal

n

Under the Uniform Commercial Code, one who has given value in exchange for the possession of a negotiable instrument and is unaware of any defects in title.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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