Law Dictionary Definitions

bear raid.Slang. High-volume stock selling by a large trader in an effort to drive down a stock price in a short time. • Bear raids are prohibited by federal law. — Also termed bear drive.[Blacks Law 8th]

bear market.See MARKET. [Blacks Law 8th]

bear hug.Slang. A (usu. hostile) takeover strategy in which the acquiring entity offers the target firm a price per share that is significantly higher than market value, intending to squeeze the target into accepting. reverse bear hug.A maneuver by which a takeover target responds to a bidder’s offer by showing a willingness to negotiate but…

bearer security.See SECURITY.[Blacks Law 8th]

bearer paper.See PAPER.[Blacks Law 8th]

bearer instrument.See bearer paper under PAPER.[Blacks Law 8th]

bearer document.See bearer paper under PAPER.[Blacks Law 8th]

bearer bond.See BOND(3).[Blacks Law 8th]

bearer bill of lading.See BILL OF LADING. [Blacks Law 8th]

bearer. One who possesses a negotiable instrument marked “payable to bearer” or indorsed in blank. [Cases: Banks and Banking  137; Bills and Notes  118, 153. C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 328, 330; Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit §§ 80, 82, 128.][Blacks Law 8th]