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emit

1. To put out; to send forth,

2. The tenth section of the first article of the constitution, contains various prohibitions, among which is the following: No state shall emit bills of credit. To emit bills of credit is to issue paper intended to circulate through the-community for its ordinary purposes, as money, which paper is redeemable at a future day. See Bills of credit.

Source : Bouvier 1856

Language : English

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