delivery in escrow. The physical transfer of something to an escrow agent to be held until some condition is met, at which time the agent will release it. • An example of such a delivery is a stock buyer’s transfer of cash to a bank that will give the seller the cash upon receiving the […]
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escrow v. 在条件实现前暂将…交第三者保管 指让与人、立约人或债务人先将契据等法律文书、金钱、股票或其它财产交给第三者保管，直到约定的事件发生或约定的条件实现时，才由该第三者将该法律文书或财产交给受让人、受约人或债权人。 n. (1)在条件实现前暂由第三者保管之物 尤指契据等法律文书，通常由立契约人交给第三人保管。 (2)在条件实现前暂由第三者保管
The agreement among buyer, seller, and escrow holder, setting forth the rights and responsibilities of each. See ESCROW. [Cases: Deposits and Escrows 13, 15. C.J.S. Depositaries §§ 15–17; Escrows§§ 6, 8–10.]
escrow account 代管账户 以储户和代管人〔escrow agent〕的名义开立的银行账户，在代管条件实现时交还给储户或支付给第三人。例如，作为不动产抵押权人的银行将用于支付抵押人不动产税的资金存入代管账户中。
escrow agreement. The instructions given to the third-party depositary of an escrow. [Cases: Deposits and Escrows 15. C.J.S. Escrows § 6.]
back-to-back escrow 背对背代管协议；关联代管协议 亦称双重代管协议〔double escrow〕。该种代管协议的目的在于使出售某一财产的一方同时又购入另一财产。据此，出售财产所得交由第三人代管，并用于此后进行的购买。
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The third-party depositary of an escrow; ESCROW(3). — Also termed escrow holder; escrowee; escrow officer. [Cases: Deposits and Escrows 13. C.J.S. Depositaries §§ 15–17; Escrows §§ 8–10.]
escrow (es-kroh), n. 1. A legal document or property delivered by a promisor to a third party to be held by the third party for a given amount of time or until the occurrence of a condition, at which time the third party is to hand over the document or property to the promisee (the