Dejacion
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In Spanish law. A general term applicable to the surrender of his property to his creditors by an insolvent; the renunciation of an inheritance; the release of a mortgage upon payment, and the abandonment of the property insured to the insurer.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
(Spanish) An insolvent’s surrender of property to creditors.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In Spanlsh law. Surrender; release; abandonment; e. g., the act of an inselvent in surrendering his property for the benefit of his creditors, of an heir in renouncing the succession, the abandonment of insured property to the underwriters.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In Spanish law. Surrenthe benefit of his creditors, of un heir in renuuncing the succession, the abandonment of insured property to the underwriters.