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Definition of Consignations
1. consignation [n] - See also: consignation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Consignations
Literary usage of Consignations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Old Church Life in Scotland: Lectures on Kirk-session and Presbytery Records by Andrew Edgar (1885)
"... and consignations—Special districts for elders—Perambulations—Testimonials—Evidence
taken—Oath of Purgation—Session's watchfulness over their own ..."
2. Readings in Money and Banking by Chester Arthur Phillips (1916)
"A. The mission of the Caisse des Depots et consignations is to receive, hold,
and repay all private funds intrusted ..."
3. French Public Finance in the Great War and To-day: With Chapters on Banking by Harvey Edward Fisk (1922)
"Other Functions: The treasurers-general represent the Caisse des Depots et
consignations. They act as agents for the Credit Foncier, in that they receive ..."
4. Manual of French Law and Commercial Information by Hanson Cleveland Coxe (1902)
"Caisse des Depots et consignations.—One would think from conversations with
Frenchmen that the Caisse des Depots et consignations is a sort of Chancery, ..."