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A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
In the civillaw <A proceeding, at the instance of a surety, by whieh the creditor is obliged to exhaust the property of the principal debtor, towards the satislaction of the debt, before having recourse to the surety; and this right of the surety is termed the “benefit of discussion.” Civil Code La. art.
3045, et seq.
In Seotch law. The ranking of the proper order in which heirs are liable to satisty the debts of the decensed.
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