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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Backing. Endorsement, esp. Of a warrant by a magistrate.

See back (4).

Endorsement

n. 1. INDORSEMENT. 2. An amendment to an insurance policy; a rider. - endorse, ub.

endorsement in full.

See special endorsement.

irregular endorsement.

An indorsement by a person who signs outside the chain of title and who therefore is neither a holder nor a transferor of the instrument. ( An irregular indorser is generally treated as an accommodation party. See ACCOMMODATION PARTY. -Also termed anomalous indorsement; full endorsement.

qualified endorsement

An indorsement that passes title to the instrument but limits the indorser's liability to later holders if the instrument is later dishonored. 0 Typically, a qualified indorsement is made by writing "without recourse" or "sans recourse" over the signature. - Also termed indorsement without recourse. UCC ยง 3-115(b). See WITHOUT RECOURSE.