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单词 hypothec
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hypothec

[ hahy-poth-ik, hi- ]
/ haɪˈpɒθ ɪk, hɪ- /

noun

Roman and Civil Law. a mortgage or security held by a creditor on the property of a debtor without possession of it, created either by agreement or by operation of law.
(in some modern legal systems) a security interest created in immovable property.

Origin of hypothec

1585–95; earlier hypotheca<Late Latin <Greek hypothḗkē deposit, pledge, mortgage (akin to hypotithénai to deposit as pledge). See hypo-, theca

Words nearby hypothec

hypoth., hypothalamic infundibulum, hypothalamohypophysial portal system, hypothalamus, hypothallus, hypothec, hypotheca, hypothecary, hypothecate, hypothecium, hypothenar
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Example sentences from the Web for hypothec

  • Hypothec, hī-poth′ek, n. in Scotch law, a lien or security over goods in respect of a debt due by the owner of the goods.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
  • He is also in favour of the abolition of the laws of entail and hypothec.

    Western Worthies|J. Stephen Jeans

British Dictionary definitions for hypothec

hypothec
/ (haɪˈpɒθɪk) /

noun

Roman law Scots law a charge on property in favour of a creditor

Word Origin for hypothec

C16: from Late Latin hypotheca a security, from Greek hupothēkē deposit, pledge, from hupotithenai to deposit as a security, place under, from hypo- + tithenai to place
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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