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English Dictionary: 'escrow by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Escrow \Es"crow\, n. [OF. escroe, escroue, a roll of writings,
      bond. See {Scroll}.] (Law)
      A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a
      third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some
      condition is performed, and then to be by him delivered to
      the grantee. --Blackstone.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   escrow
  
      An arrangement where something (generally money or
      documents) is held in trust ("in escrow") by a trusted third
      party until certain agreed conditions are met.   In computing
      the term is used for {key escrow} and also for {source code
      escrow}.
  
      (1999-12-14)
  
  
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