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pactum de non petendo

UK/ˈpæktəm deɪ nɒn peɪˈtɛndəʊ/US/ˈpæktəm deɪ nɑn peɪˈtɛndoʊ/

pactum de non petendo noun: an agreement in which a creditor promises not to enforce a debt.

Noun

pactum de non petendo (plural pacta de non petendo)

  1. An agreement in which a creditor promises not to enforce a debt.
    • Pitmedden purſues Seaton of Menzies as Repreſenting his Father, who was one of the Purſuers Brothers Tutors, for his Fathers Intromiſſion with the Pupils Means, who alleadged Abſolvitor, becauſe the Pupil after his Pupillarity, had granted a Diſcharge to one of the Co-tutors, which did extinguiſh...1668 December 19th, James Dalrymple, “Mr. Alexander Seaton contra Menzies” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 575

Forms of pactum de non petendo

pluralpacta de non petendo

Origin of pactum de non petendo

Latin: pactum (“agreement”) + dē (“concerning”, “about”) + nōn (“not”) + petendō (“which is to be sued for”, the ablative singular of the neuter substantive of the future passive participle of petō, “I demand or claim at law”, “I bring an action to recover”, “I sue for”) ≅ “agreement not to sue”.

Questions about pactum de non petendo

What does pactum de non petendo mean?
Pactum de non petendo means an agreement in which a creditor promises not to enforce a debt.
What part of speech is pactum de non petendo?
Pactum de non petendo is a noun.
How do you pronounce pactum de non petendo?
Pactum de non petendo is pronounced /ˈpæktəm deɪ nɒn peɪˈtɛndəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of pactum de non petendo?
The plural of pactum de non petendo is pacta de non petendo.

Words near pactum de non petendo in the dictionary

  1. pactitious
  2. pactless
  3. Pactolian
  4. Pactolus
  5. pacts
  6. pactum de non petendo
  7. pactum illicitum
  8. pacu
  9. pacu jawi
  10. Pacupac
  11. pacus

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