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market overt

market overt noun: a rule in English law that overrode the general rule that the purported sale of stolen goods would not transfer ownership, if the goods were openly sold at a designated market between sunrise and sunset.

Noun

market overt (uncountable)

  1. (England, Wales, historical) A rule in English law that overrode the general rule that the purported sale of stolen goods would not transfer ownership, if the goods were openly sold at a designated market between sunrise and sunset.

Origin of market overt

Learned borrowing from Law French market overt, a calque of Anglo-Norman marché ouvert (“open market”).

Questions about market overt

What does market overt mean?
Market overt means a rule in English law that overrode the general rule that the purported sale of stolen goods would not transfer ownership, if the goods were openly sold at a designated market between sunrise and sunset.
What part of speech is market overt?
Market overt is a noun.

Words near market overt in the dictionary

  1. market makers
  2. market opening
  3. market openings
  4. market order
  5. market orders
  6. market overt
  7. market penetration
  8. market penetrations
  9. market place
  10. market places
  11. market power

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