scratched in London
German translation: signed in London
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| scratched in london signed in London Explanation: Volkmar, "slip" or "scratched"??? "Slip" is I should say another term for a document, in insurance jargon. But this is my idea on "scratched", again insurance jargon, although "scratched" is more frequently used to mean "withdrawn" (as e.g. golfers withdrawing from a competition). I think your remaining text would be likely to show which of the two meanings actually applies. I could imagine "to scratch" as in "to sign with a scratchy (quill?) pen", which they would have used in the old days. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-25 10:25:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Volkmar, could it be a "cover note", which is a "slip" or "document" giving evidence of cover, until the policy itself is actually issued? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-25 10:31:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Try this site; it is the only one I've found to cover "cover note scratched", but the occurrences of "scratched" in it all seem to be quite consistent with "signed": http://www.nadr.co.uk/articles/published/ArbLawReports/Konko... |
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| scratched in london ... Explanation: acceptance slip Annahmeschein (The underlying primary insurance provided by the Zambian underwriters for this same three month period is similarly evidenced by a cover note scratched by the lead local insurer on 28 March 2005.) An additional premium was agreed. to scratch - 5: to write or draw on a surface http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scratch Reference: http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=274... Reference: http://www.nadr.co.uk/articles/published/ArbLawReports/Konko... |
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