credit 1. to put money into a person's account, in contrast to DEBIT, which is the taking of money from an account.

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2. a period given to someone before he has to make payment.

3. in the law of evidence, credit is synonymous with CREDIBILITY; objections that were formerly sufficient to make a witness incompe- tent are now, in general, only available as affecting his credit or wor- thiness to be believed.

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• riot
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• robbery
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• Romalpa clause
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