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pro tan·to /prō-'tan-tō, -'tän-/ adv or adj [Late Latin]: for so much: to a certain extentthe obligation is pro tanto discharged — Uniform Commercial Codeentered into a pro tanto release pending the appeal
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(proh tan-toh) Latin for "for so much" or "to that extent." Often used to refer to partial payment on a claim (for example, the debt is pro tanto discharged).Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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adj. /adv. Latin To such extreme; as far as it goes; for just so much. Often, a partial payment made for invoking eminent domain.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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(Latin: For so much; for as much as one is able; as far as it can go.)A term that refers to a partial payment made on a claim.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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[Latin, For so much; for as much as one is able; as far as it can go.] A term that refers to a partial payment made on a claim.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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[proh tahn-toe]Latin for "only to that extent." Example: a judge gives an order for payments for one year, pro tanto.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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pro tanto — prōˈtan.(ˌ)tō Etymology: Late Latin : for so much : to a certain extent * * * pro tanto see pro 9 … Useful english dictionary
pro tanto — лат. (про танто) соответственно. Толковый словарь иностранных слов Л. П. Крысина. М: Русский язык, 1998 … Словарь иностранных слов русского языка
pro tanto — Latin phrase meaning for so much or as far as it will go (SA Bankruptcy.com) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
pro tanto — Latin, lit. for so much; to such an extent … Etymology dictionary
Pro-Tanto — A Latin phrase meaning for so much which is often associated with a partial payment on a legal claim. A pro tanto payment or settlement does not mean that an entire obligation has been met, but may provide the party paying the claim to avoid more … Investment dictionary
pro tanto — adverb Only to that extent … Wiktionary
pro tanto — See prima facie … Philosophy dictionary
pro tanto — [prəʊ tantəʊ] adjective & adverb to such an extent. Origin L., lit. for so much … English new terms dictionary
pro tanto — /prow taentow/ For so much; for as much as may be; as far as it goes. Partial payment made on a claim. Commonly used in eminent domain cases to describe a partial payment made for the taking by the government without prejudice to the right of the … Black's law dictionary
pro tanto — For so much; for as far as it goes; to such an extent … Ballentine's law dictionary