单词 | hypothec |
释义 | hypothec /huy poth"ik, hi-/, n. 1. 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. 2. (in some modern legal systems) a security interest created in immovable property. [1585-95; earlier hypotheca < LL < Gk hypothéke deposit, pledge, mortgage (akin to hypotithénai to deposit as pledge). See HYPO-, THECA] |
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