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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=commercial_law">commercial law</a>, a <b>holder in due course</b> (HDC) is someone who takes a <a href="page.php?w=negotiable_instrument">negotiable instrument</a> in a value-for-value exchange without reason to doubt that the instrument will be paid. If the instrument is later found not to be payable as written, a holder in due course can enforce payment by the person who originated it and all previous holders, regardless of any competing claims those parties may have against each other. This right shields a holder in</p><p>
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