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COMMISSAIRES-PRISEURS. In

Categories: Property

Definition (1910 Edition)

Origin: French

French law. Auctioneers, who possess the exclusive right of selling personal property at public sale in the towns in which they are established; and they possess the same right concurrently with notaries, grefficrs. and huissiers, in the rest of the arrondissement.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.