charter party
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of charter party
First recorded in 1530–40
Example Sentences
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The PUC argued that Lyft lacks "the required charter party carrier permits that make sure drivers are properly licensed, screened and insured to carry commercial passengers."
From Inc • May 23, 2013
Other Communist leaders: ruddy, rotund Florimond Bonte, 55, clerk's son and charter party member, is the Communist foreign affairs expert.
From Time Magazine Archive
If orders send me to either of ports named in charter party and I am overhauled en route, that is your funeral.
From Cappy Ricks Retires by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
I heard that much, and then the banker, who acted for the charter party, says to another: 'It will make it look more ordinary to carry passengers if there is some care exercised.'
From The Devil's Admiral by Moore, Frederick Ferdinand
Cappy read the charter party carefully and even verified the signatures, with which he was familiar.
From Cappy Ricks Retires by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
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