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Funds, public

Funds, public, the name given to the public funded debt due by Government. The practice of borrow-ing money to defray a part of the war expenditure began, with … the reign of William III. In the infancy of the practice it was customary to borrow upon the security of some tax, or portion of a tax, set apart as a fund for discharging the principal and

sale

a sale in which the seller extends credit to the buyer to purchase the item and takes a security interest in the item with the buyer receiving title when the debt has been fully paid off compare

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Hypothecation

charge in or upon any movable property, existing or future, created by a borrower in favour of a secured creditor without delivery of possession of the movable property to such creditor, as a security for financial assistance … Sand. Just; Sith's dict. of Antiq., tit. 'Pignus'], the act of pledging a thing as security for a debt or demand without parting with the possession. There are few cases, if any, in our law where an

Pledge

a surety, bail, or hostage. See PAWN; PIGNUS. Means the transfer of movable property as a security for debt or obligation. The pledgee has the right to sell the goods for the realisation of his debt. But … Pledge, anything put to pawn or given by way of warrant or security; also a surety, bail, or hostage. See PAWN; PIGNUS. Means the transfer of movable property as a security

financing statement

of the Uniform Commercial Code, a financing statement must 1) give the names of the debtor and the secured party, 2) be signed by the debtor, 3) give the address of the secured party, 4) give the … financing statement : a statement that contains information about a security interest in collateral used to secure a debt and that is filed to provide notice to other creditors of the security interest see also perfect Uniform

unsecured

unsecured : not secured: as a : not guaranteed or protected as to payment, performance, or satisfaction by a security interest or … to payment, performance, or satisfaction by a security interest or by property given or pledged as security [ debt] [an claim] b : characterized by a lack of security or of a security interest [ status]

Mortgage by deposit of title deeds

executed and registered in respect of the same property. The three requisites for such a mortgage are (i) debt, (ii) deposit of title deeds; and (iii) an intention that the deeds shall be security for the debt, … forms of mortgages whereunder there it a transfer of interest in specific immovable property for the purpose of securing payment of money advanced or to be advanced by way of loan. Therefore, such a mortgage of property

Security

payment or more readily recoverable as distinguished from e.g. a mere IOU which is only evidence of a debt. The word is not confined to a document which gives a charge on specific pro-perty but includes personal … Security, is anything that makes the money more assured in its payment or more readily recoverable as distinguished from

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