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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare, formal, now Scotland) The act of pawning or pledging; the state of being pawned..
Because the special subject pledged continues the debtor's property, therefore if it perishes during the impignoration, it perishes to the debtor, according to the rule stated above, § 20.
Historical interpretation has differed over the role played by the king of Denmark and Norway in the impignoration of the islands.
Use impignoration when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Impignoration means (rare, formal, now Scotland) The act of pawning or pledging; the state of being pawned..
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Because the special subject pledged continues the debtor's property, therefore if it perishes during the impignoration, it perishes to the debtor, according to the rule stated above, § 20.
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