Hypotheque

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 French law. Hypothecation; the right acquired by the creditor over the immovable property which has been assigned to him by his debtor as security for his debt, although he be not placed in possession of it.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

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Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In French law. Hypothecation ; a mortgage on real property; the right vested in a creditor by the assignment to him of real estate as security for the payment of his debt, whether or not it be accompanied by possession. See Civ. Code La. art. 3360. It corresponds to the mortgage of real property in English law, and is a real charge, following the property into whosesoever hands it comes. It may be I6gale, as in the case of the charge which the state has over the lands of its accountants, or which a married woman has over those of her husband ; judunaire, when it is the result of a judgment of a court of justice ; and oonventionelle, when it is the result of an agreement of the parties. Brown.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In French law. Hypothecation; a mortgage on real property; the right vested in a creditor by the assignment to him of real estate as security for the payment of his debt, whether or not it be accompanied by possession. See Civil Code La. art. 33860. It corresponds to the mortgage of real property in English law, und is a real charge, following the property into whosesoever hands itcomes. Itmay be tégale, as in the case of the charge which the state has over the lands of its accountants, or ment of a court of justice; and conventionelle, when it is the result of an agreement of the par ties. Brown.