Catholic creditor

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

(Scotch) One whose debt is secured by more than one property of the debtor. Catholic emancipation act. A statute passed in 1829 relieving Roman Catholics from the disability of holding civil and military offices.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary