Breaking Bulk, in Scots law, signifies making use of an article supplied in bulk, or in quantity; by which act one is said to break bulk, and is, in consequence, prevented from afterwards objecting to it, and returning it to the seller. It may be necessary to apply for judicial inspection before doing this, or at least to give notice to the carrier or to the seller. See SALE OF GOODS.
Breaking Bulk,
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 413
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