market overt
English
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Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Law French market overt, a calque of Anglo-Norman marché ouvert (“open market”).
Noun
[edit]- (law, England and Wales, historical) A rule in English law that overrode the general rule that the purported sale of stolen goods would not transfer ownership, if the goods were openly sold at a designated market between sunrise and sunset.
Usage notes
[edit]Rendered historical in England and Wales since the passage of Sale of Goods (Amendment) Act 1994 (c. 32), but may remain good law in some other jurisdictions.
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