English Dictionary: 'escrow | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for 'escrow | |
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 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) |