Consignment, in Mercantile Law, is the term applied to goods which are placed in the hands of an agent or factor for sale, or for some other specified purpose. If the consignor fails, the consignee has generally a lien on the unsold goods for advances; if the consignor has to pay bills granted by consignee for advances, he may generally get back his consignment so far as unsold.
Consignment
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 428
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