beneficium excussionis
noun
beneficium ex·cus·si·o·nis
-(ˌ)ek-sku̇-sē-ˈō-nəs,
-ˌskə-sē-ˈo-,
-shē-
variants or beneficium discussionis or beneficium ordinis
-də-sku̇-sē-ˈō-nəs,
-ˌskə-sē-ˈo-,
-shē-
-ˈȯr-də-nəs
Roman, civil, & Scots law
: the right of a surety being sued to compel the suing creditor to sue the principal first
called also benefit of discussion
Word History
Etymology
beneficium excussionis from Medieval Latin, right of discussion; beneficium discussionis from Latin, right of discussion; beneficium ordinis from Late Latin, right of rank