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Definition of Stakeholder
1. Noun. Someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner.
Definition of Stakeholder
1. n. The holder of a stake; one with whom the bets are deposited when a wager is laid.
Definition of Stakeholder
1. Noun. A person holding the stakes of bettors, with the responsibility of delivering the pot to the winner of the bet. ¹
2. Noun. An escrow agent or custodian. ¹
3. Noun. (legal) A person filing an interpleader action, such as a garnishee or trustee, who acknowledges possession of property that is owed to one or more of several other claimants. ¹
4. Noun. A person or organisation with a legitimate interest in a given situation, action or enterprise. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stakeholder
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stakeholder
Literary usage of Stakeholder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law of Contracts by Samuel Williston, Clarence Martin Lewis (1920)
"Crozer, 32 NJL 462, it was held that no action could be maintained by either
party against the stakeholder to recover money illegally staked; ..."
2. A Digest of the Decisions of the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States ...by Stewart Rapalje by Stewart Rapalje (1891)
"The money is not forfeited for the benefit of the stakeholder, but he holds it
as bailee of the ... Money in hand* of a stakeholder, wagered on an election, ..."
3. The Law of Contracts by Samuel Williston, Clarence Martin Lewis (1920)
"Prerequisites for charging the stakeholder. In a few States demand must be made
upon the stakeholder before the wager has been decided.76 If a stakeholder ..."
4. Roman Private Law in the Times of Cicero and of the Antonines by Henry John Roby (1902)
"A special use of deposit was when an object of dispute was handed over to a
stakeholder (sequester) to keep, produce and deliver according to instructions. ..."
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