- importation
- The act of bringing goods and merchandise into a country from a foreign country. Cunard Steamship Co. v. Mellon, 262 U.S. 100, 43 S.Ct. 504, 67 L.Ed. 894.See customs duties
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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importation — [ ɛ̃pɔrtasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1734; angl. importation → 1. importer 1 ♦ Action d importer. Importation de voitures étrangères. Importation entre pays de la Communauté européenne. ⇒ introduction. Article, produit d importation. Droits de douane et taxes … Encyclopédie Universelle
importation — im‧por‧ta‧tion [ˌɪmpɔːˈteɪʆn ǁ ɔːr ] noun [uncountable] COMMERCE the activity or process of bringing things into a country from abroad in order to sell them: • US law prohibits importation of prison made goods. * * * importation UK US… … Financial and business terms
Importation — Im por*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. importation. See {Import}, v. t.] 1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country or state; opposed to exportation. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
importation — index inflow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 importation n. The act of importing … Law dictionary
Importation — (lat.), soviel wie Import (Einfuhr); importieren, Waren einführen; auch soviel wie von Bedeutung, von Belang sein … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
importation — IMPORTATION: Ver rongeur du commerce … Dictionnaire des idées reçues
importation — (n.) c.1600; see IMPORT (Cf. import) (v.) + ATION (Cf. ation) … Etymology dictionary
importation — [im΄pôr tā′shən] n. 1. an importing or being imported 2. something imported … English World dictionary
IMPORTATION — n. f. T. de Commerce Action d’importer. L’importation de ces marchandises est prohibée. Permettre l’importation des blés étrangers. Article d’importation. Commerce d’importation. Agents d’importation. Il se dit aussi des Marchandises importées.… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
IMPORTATION — s. f. T. de Commerce. Action d importer. L importation de ces marchandises est prohibée. Permettre l importation des blés étrangers. On lui doit l importation de cette utile industrie. Brevet d importation. Il se dit aussi Des marchandises… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
importation — im|por|ta|tion [ˌımpo:ˈteıʃən US o:r ] n 1.) [U and C] formal the act of bringing something new or different to a place where it did not previously exist, or something that arrives in this way importation of ▪ restrictions on the importation of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
