pledge of property
1pledge — 1 / plej/ n 1: a delivery of esp. personal property as security for a debt or other obligation; broadly: the perfection of a security interest in collateral through possession of the collateral by a creditor or other promisee 2 a: property and… …
2Pledge — Pledge, n. [OF. plege, pleige, pledge, guaranty, LL. plegium, plivium; akin to OF. plevir to bail, guaranty, perhaps fr. L. praebere to proffer, offer (sc. fidem a trust, a promise of security), but cf. also E. play. [root]28. Cf. {Prebend},… …
3pledge# — pledge n Pledge, earnest, token, pawn, hostage are comparable when they denote something that is given or held as a sign of another s faith or intention to do what has been promised. Pledge, originally and still in some applications a technical… …
4PLEDGE — The Concept In Jewish law, in addition to the personal right of action against the debtor, the creditor also has a right of lien on the latter s property. This lien automatically comes into being when the debt is created and is termed aḥarayut… …
5Pledge (law) — In law a pledge (also pawn) is a bailment of personal property as a security for some debt or engagement [Joseph Story, Story on Bailments , 286.] The term is also used to denote the property which constitutes the security.Pledge is the pignus of …
6property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …
7pledge — A bailment, pawn, or deposit of personal property to a creditor as security for some debt or engagement. Personal property transferred to pledgee as security for pledger s payment of debt or other obligation. Jacobs v. Great Pacific Century Corp …
8pledge — pledgeable, adj. pledger, n. pledgeless, adj. /plej/, n., v., pledged, pledging. n. 1. a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war. 2. something delivered as security for the… …
9Pledge — A pledge is an oath. It may also refer to: *a prospective member of a college fraternity or sorority * a toast during the act of drinking in honor of someone * a warrant or assurance, now used especially in fundraising for charitable purposes *… …
10pledge — [[t]plɛdʒ[/t]] n. v. pledged, pledg•ing 1) a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid[/ex] 2) something delivered as security for the payment of a debt or fulfillment of a promise 3) the state of being… …