Hypothec
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /haɪˈpɒθ.ɪk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hypothec is a noun meaning (law) In Québec, a legal right over property used as security for an obligation, such as a mortgage.
Meaning
(law) In Québec, a legal right over property used as security for an obligation, such as a mortgage.
More Meanings
- (colloquial) Everything; the whole lot.
- (law) In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
Example Sentences
...saddle and all, the whole hypothec turned round and grovelled in the dust below the donkey’s belly.
Word Forms
- hypothecs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mortgage, collateral, challenge, hypothecator, hypothecation, rentaller.
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