hypothecary

  • 1hypothecary — hy·poth·e·cary /hi pä thə ˌker ē, hī / adj in the civil law of Louisiana: of or relating to an obligation, right, or security in property of a debtor given to a creditor by contract or by operation of law without transfer of possession or title… …

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  • 2hypothecary — 1. adjective Of, pertaining to, or arising from hypothecation, the pledging of property or mortage as surety for a loan hypothecary action 2. noun The holder of a hypothec, or pledge Syn: hypothecatee …

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  • 3hypothecary — hə̇ˈpäthəˌkerē, hīˈ adjective Etymology: Late Latin hypothecarius, from hypotheca hypothec + Latin arius ary : of, relating to, or created or secured by a hypothec hypothecary right …

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  • 4hypothecary — /huy poth i ker ee, hi /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a hypothec. 2. created or secured by a hypothec. [1650 60; HYPOTHEC + ARY] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 5hypothecary — hy·poth·e·car·y || haɪ pɑθɪkÉ™rɪ / pɒθ adj. of or pertaining to a hypothec (security which has been legally written over to a creditor but remains in the possession of a debtor) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 6hypothecary — hy·poth·e·cary …

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  • 7hypothecary — /haɪˈpɒθəkəri/ (say huy pothuhkuhree) adjective 1. of or relating to a hypothec. 2. created or secured by a hypothec. {hypothec + ary1} …

  • 8hypothecary action — /hapoӨokehriy aekshan/ The name of an action allowed under the civil law for the enforcement of the claims of a creditor by the contract of hypotheca (q.v.). Lovell v. Cragin, 136 U.S. 130, 10 S.Ct. 1024, 34 L.Ed. 372 …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 9hypothecary action — /hapoӨokehriy aekshan/ The name of an action allowed under the civil law for the enforcement of the claims of a creditor by the contract of hypotheca (q.v.). Lovell v. Cragin, 136 U.S. 130, 10 S.Ct. 1024, 34 L.Ed. 372 …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 10hypothecary action — A term known in Louisiana, being an action brought by a creditor against the property which has been hypothecated to him by his debtor, in order to have it seized and sold for the payment of the debt. Lovell v Cragin, 136 US 130, 142, 34 L Ed 372 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary