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stop·page in tran·si·tu | \ ˈstä-pij-ˌin-ˈtran-zə-ˌtü, -ˈtran-sə-, -ˌtyü \
Legal Definition of stoppage in transitu
: the right of a seller of goods to stop them on their way to the buyer and resume possession of them (as on discovery of the buyer's insolvency)
— called also stoppage in transit
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