HINDER AND DELAY
\hˈɪndəɹ and dɪlˈe͡ɪ], \hˈɪndəɹ and dɪlˈeɪ], \h_ˈɪ_n_d_ə_ɹ a_n_d d_ɪ_l_ˈeɪ]\
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To hinder and delay is to do something which is au attempt todefraud, rather than a successful fraud; to put some obstacle in the path, or interposesome time, unjustifiably, before the creditor can realize what is owed out of his debtor'sproperty. See Walker v. Sayers, 5 Bush (Ky.) 582; Burdick v. Post, 12 Barb. (N. Y.) ISO;Crow v. Beardsley, GS Mo. 439; Burn- ham v. Brennan, 42 N. Y. Super. Ct. 03.
By Henry Campbell Black
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