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supraprotest

American  
[soo-pruh-proh-test] / ˌsu prəˈproʊ tɛst /

noun

Law.

  1. an acceptance or a payment of a bill by a third person after protest for nonacceptance or nonpayment by the drawee.

Etymology

Origin of supraprotest

1855–60; part Latinization, part translation of Italian sopra prottesto upon protest

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Supraprotest, sū-pra-prō′test, n. acceptance or payment of a bill of exchange, by one not a party to it, after protest for non-acceptance or non-payment.

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