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cessio bonorum

cessio bonorum noun: before 1880, a debtor's surrender of his estate to his creditors in return for a judicial protection from imprisonment for his debts.

Noun

cessio bonorum

  1. (historical, Scots law) Before 1880, a debtor's surrender of his estate to his creditors in return for a judicial protection from imprisonment for his debts.

Origin of cessio bonorum

From Latin [Term?].

Questions about cessio bonorum

What does cessio bonorum mean?
Cessio bonorum means before 1880, a debtor's surrender of his estate to his creditors in return for a judicial protection from imprisonment for his debts.
What part of speech is cessio bonorum?
Cessio bonorum is a noun.

Words near cessio bonorum in the dictionary

  1. cessers
  2. cesses
  3. cessible
  4. cessile
  5. cessing
  6. cessio bonorum
  7. cession
  8. cessionaries
  9. cessionary
  10. cessions
  11. cessment

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