Law Dictionary

To search for a particular term please use the following search box.

pignorative contract

civ. law. A contract by which the owner of an estate engages it to another for a sum of money, and grants to him and his successors the right to enjoy it, until he shall be reimbursed, voluntarily, that sum of money. Poth. h. t.

Source : Bouvier 1856

Language : English

Return

Return to Law Dictionary Index