receiptor
receiptor noun: one who receipts for property taken by the sheriff; one to whom property is delivered for storage or safekeeping, subject to a bond to produce it when litigation concludes.
Noun
receiptor (plural receiptors)
- One who receipts for property taken by the sheriff; one to whom property is delivered for storage or safekeeping, subject to a bond to produce it when litigation concludes.
- The receiptor of property received from the sheriff assumes the relationship of bailee toward the officer and the possession of the receiptor is that of the sheriff. Where the receiptor takes possession of the property, this does not have any effect on the attachment lien whatsoever, and the goods...1941, Walter Houston Anderson, Clyde Bowen, Gus Carr Anderson, A Treatise on the Law of Sheriffs, Coroners and Constables: With Forms
Forms of receiptor
| plural | receiptors |
|---|---|
| alternative form | receipter |
Origin of receiptor
From receipt + -or.
Questions about receiptor
- What does receiptor mean?
- Receiptor means one who receipts for property taken by the sheriff; one to whom property is delivered for storage or safekeeping, subject to a bond to produce it when litigation concludes.
- What part of speech is receiptor?
- Receiptor is a noun.
- What is the plural of receiptor?
- The plural of receiptor is receiptors.
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