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bearer legal definition
noun
A person in possession of a
negotiable instrument, document of title, security, or other similar document
that is marked “payable to bearer” or is indorsed in blank. Depending upon its
nature, the document is called a bearer bond, bearer instrument, bearer paper,
or the like and, if it is for the payment of money, it is said to be payable to
bearer.
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