Holder

Definition - Noun
1  : a person that holds: as
a  : See also owner<the ~ of a patent> ­often used in combination <a stockholder>
b  : one that holds or occupies the property of another by agreement and esp. under a lease
2 a  : a person who under the Uniform Commercial Code is in possession of a negotiable instrument that names and is made payable to the possessor or that is payable to bearer
b  : a person under the U.C.C. in possession of goods named in a document of title if the goods are deliverable to bearer or to the order of the possessor
3  in the civil law of Louisiana : an individual (as a trustee or debtor) or legal or commercial entity that under the Civil Code's provisions for disposition of unclaimed property is in possession of property belonging to another



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due process clause

a clause in a constitution prohibiting the government from depriving a person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law


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