Definition of Franchises

1. Noun. (plural of franchise) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Franchises

1. franchise [v] - See also: franchise

Lexicographical Neighbors of Franchises

franc
franc-tireur
francais
francevillite
franchisable
franchisal
franchise
franchise tax
franchised
franchisee
franchisees
franchiser
franchisers
franchises (current term)
franchising
franchisor
franchisors
francis turbine
franciscan
francisella
francisella tularensis
francisite
francium
franciums
francize
francized
francizes
francizing

Literary usage of Franchises

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1886)
"He said: " The franchises of a railroad corporation are rights or privileges ... That the quality of being transferable attaches to such franchises of a ..."

2. Commentaries on American Law by James Kent (1828)
"Of franchises. franchises are certain privileges conferred by grant from government, and vested in individuals. In England they are very numerous, ..."

3. Cyclopedia of the Law of Private Corporations by William Meade Fletcher (1919)
"A transfer of all its property and franchises by a corporation does not necessarily dissolve the corporation, for a corporation may exist without any assets ..."

4. English Society in the Eleventh Century: Essays in English Mediaeval History by Sir Paul Vinogradoff (1908)
"THE passage of entire hundreds, and of jurisdictional franchises. an£j ... the well-known franchises or liberties of the feudal age were chips from the ..."

5. The Law of Railways: Embracing the Law of Corporations, Eminent Domain by Isaac Fletcher Redfield (1888)
"*C II AFTER V. PREROGATIVE franchises. 1. Control of internal communication in a state a prerogative franchise. 2. Grant thereof confers powers pertaining ..."

6. Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia by John Bouvier, Francis Rawle (1914)
"There are two franchises, distinct in their nature, and yet governed by substantially the same ... Either of these franchises is a branch of sovereignty. ..."

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