law day

law day
The date prescribed in a bond, mortgage, or deed for payment of the debt; the maturity date. May 1st, observed in schools, public assemblies, and courts, in honor of our legal system.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


law day
The date prescribed in a bond, mortgage, or deed for payment of the debt; the maturity date. May 1st, observed in schools, public assemblies, and courts, in honor of our legal system.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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