No, refusing a tender of payment does not discharge a debt.
a legal medium of payment
Legal Tender is a forced tender payment that should be not refused in settlement of a debt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_tender
There are many websites that have templates that will teach a person how to write a letter declining tender. The way to write it is explaining why a person is declining the tender/payment.
Legal Tender.
Yes - this is what "legal tender" means. The Australian dollar is legal tender in Australia.
Money that a creditor must by law accept in payment for debts is called "legal tender." Legal tender refers to currency that is recognized by law as an acceptable form of payment for settling debts and obligations. In many countries, this typically includes banknotes and coins issued by the government. Creditors are required to accept legal tender to fulfill their payment obligations, although they may also agree to accept other forms of payment voluntarily.
The legal requirement for businesses to accept payment with pennies is that they must accept up to 100 pennies for any transaction. This is in accordance with the "Legal Tender for Payment of Debt Act" which states that all U.S. coins and currency are legal tender for payment of debts.
Legal tender money is currency recognized by a government as valid for settling financial obligations, like taxes, debts, or purchases. It must be accepted for payment within the jurisdiction that issued it. Examples include banknotes and coins issued by a government's central bank.
An alternate tender means for a credit card means a vendor or purchaser presents an alternate form of payment.
coins are legal tenderpersonal checks, credit cards, and similar non-cash methods of payment are not usually legal tender
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