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letter of relaxation

letter of relaxation noun: a letter passing the signet, whereby a debtor is relieved from personal diligence, or whereby an outlaw is reponed against sentence of outlawry.

Noun

letter of relaxation (plural letters of relaxation)

  1. (Scots law) A letter passing the signet, whereby a debtor is relieved from personal diligence, or whereby an outlaw is reponed against sentence of outlawry.
    • Do you think that the state of the exchanges is that which ought to guide the discretion of the Government, with reference to the issue of a similar letter of relaxation?1858, Samuel Jones-Loyd Overstone, Overstone Tracts on Metallic and Paper Currency

Forms of letter of relaxation

pluralletters of relaxation

Questions about letter of relaxation

What does letter of relaxation mean?
Letter of relaxation means a letter passing the signet, whereby a debtor is relieved from personal diligence, or whereby an outlaw is reponed against sentence of outlawry.
What part of speech is letter of relaxation?
Letter of relaxation is a noun.
What is the plural of letter of relaxation?
The plural of letter of relaxation is letters of relaxation.

Words near letter of relaxation in the dictionary

  1. letter of motivation
  2. letter of recall
  3. letter of recommendation
  4. letter of reference
  5. letter of regret
  6. letter of relaxation
  7. letter of safe conduct
  8. letter of testamentary
  9. letter of the law
  10. letter of wishes
  11. letter opener

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