Hypothec
A Dictionary of Law · Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A Dictionary of Law
In Scotland, the term “hypothec” is used to signify the landlord’s right which, independently of any stipulation, he has over the crop and stocking of his tenant. It gives a security to the landlord over the cropofeach year for the rent of that year, and over the cattle and stocking on the 585 HYPOTHECATION ventional term for the payment of the rent.
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