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CONSIGNMENT (from consign, Fr. consigner,
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Lat. consignare, to affix a signum,
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seal; whence, in
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Late Lat., to
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hand over, transmit)  , generally, the delivery or transmission of any
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person or thing for safe custody, e.g. of a malefactor to
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prison, or of a
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horse to the care of a
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groom . In
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law,
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consignment is used of the sending or transmitting of goods to a
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merchant or
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factor for
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sale . The person who consigns the goods is called the consignor, and the person residing at the
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port of delivery or elsewhere to whom the goods are to be delivered when they arrive there is called the consignee . See further AFFREIGITMMENT .

End of Article: CONSIGNMENT (from consign, Fr. consigner, Lat. consignare, to affix a signum, seal; whence, in Late Lat., to hand over, transmit)
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