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What does hypothec mean?

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Noun
  1. (law) In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
  2. (colloquial) Everything; the whole lot.
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The Anglo-American mortgage roughly corresponds to the hypothec in civil-law systems.
The judicial hypothec arises from any judgment given in civil proceedings by the Royal Court.
If the goods are removed from the leased premises prior to the landlord's hypothec being perfected, the rights therein are lost to the landlord.
A moveable hypothec on the universality of present and future assets has been given as security for these loans.
Many forms of jus existed short of ownership, notably the hypothec, the civilian equivalent of the mortgage.
The costs relating to the repayment and cancellation of any debt secured by hypothec not assumed by the buyer must be borne by the seller.

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