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| 1. | To cover the back of; to load or burden. | ||||
| 2. | To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address. | ||||
| 3. | (Law & Com.) To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payment of a note, draft, or the like; to guarantee the payment, fulfillment, performance, or validity of, or to certify something upon the back of (a check, draft, writ, warrant of arrest, etc.). | ||||
| 4. | To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid by approval; to approve;
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| Verb | 1. | indorse - be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" |
| 2. | indorse - give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project" | |
| 3. | indorse - guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" | |
| 4. | indorse - of documents or cheques Synonyms: endorse |
TO INDORSE. To write on the back. Bills of exchange and promissory notes are indorsed by the party writing his name on the back; writing one's name on the back of a writ, is to indorse such writ. 7 Pick. 117. See 13 Mass. 396.
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