Definition of Bill of lading

1. Noun. A receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery.

Exact synonyms: Waybill
Generic synonyms: Receipt

Definition of Bill of lading

1. Noun. (context: shipping) A document by which the master of a ship (or any other carrier) acknowledges receipt of goods for transport ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bill Of Lading

bill-hook
bill-hooks
bill-me order
bill hook
bill of Particulars
bill of attainder
bill of costs
bill of credit
bill of entry
bill of exchange
bill of fare
bill of goods
bill of health
bill of indictment
bill of laden
bill of lading (current term)
bill of material
bill of materials
bill of particulars
bill of quantities
bill of review
bill of rights
bill of sale
bill of sight
bill of store
bill poster
bill sticker
billa vera
billability
billable

Literary usage of Bill of lading

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Contract of Affreightment as Expressed in Charter-parties and Bills of by Sir Thomas Edward Scrutton (1893)
"C. shipped a cargo consigned to G. in London under a bill of lading, ... IMd, that as the bill of lading did not clearly show that the conditions as to ..."

2. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent (1866)
"Of the bill of lading. In execution of the contract of charter-party, the master of the ship signs a bill of lading, which is an acknowledgment of the ..."

3. A Treatise on the Law of Negotiable Instruments: Including Bills of Exchange by John Warwick Daniel (1891)
"Genuineness of bill of lading accompanying bill of exchange.—It is not the duty of a party discounting a bill of exchange to inquire into the genuineness of ..."

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