hypothec

hypothec
a security over moveable property that permits the borrower to retain possession. A hypothec is equivalent to a charge and is employed in international trading transactions. A letter of hypothecation is a letter addressed to a bank giving details of a shipment of goods relating to a draft. Should the draft be dishonoured, the bank is empowered to sell the goods. See Official Assignee of Madras v . Mercantile Bank of India [1935] AC 53. Maritime liens are a form of hypothec. Seamen have a lien for wages; a salvor for any sum due on salvage; a person repairing a ship or giving supplies in a foreign port for the services; one suffering loss as a result of damage caused by the ship. Claims under bonds of bottomry and respondentia are secured by hypothec. In Scotland special hypothecs are known:
(1) the landlord's hypothec is a security over the invecta et illata (things brought or carried into the premises) subject to recognised exceptions in respect of one year's rent and not for prior arrears. The security will attach goods on hire or hire purchase;
(2) the feudal superior's hypothec for feu duties (analogous to the landlord's hypothec) is of less significance now that very many (but not all) feu duties have been statutorily redeemed;
(3) a solicitor has a hypothec over any expenses to which his client is entitled;
(4) the maritime hypothecs mentioned in respect of England are recognised in Scotland too.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


hypothec
In Scotland, Japan and Canada, a security over corporeal moveable property where possession stays with the chargor. It may arise by operation of law or be expressly contracted for.

Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.

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  • hypothec — [hī päth′ek΄, hī päth′ik; hi päth′ek΄, hipäth′ ik] n. [Fr hypothèque < LL hypotheca, a pledge, security < Gr hypothēkē, something put under (obligation), pledge < hypotithenai, to put under, pledge: see HYPOTHESIS] Civil Law security or… …   English World dictionary

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  • hypothec — /huy poth ik, hi /, n. 1. Roman and Civil Law. a mortgage or security held by a creditor on the property of a debtor without possession of it, created either by agreement or by operation of law. 2. (in some modern legal systems) a security… …   Universalium

  • hypothec — hy·poth·ec || haɪpəθɪk n. security which has been legally written over to a creditor but remains in the possession of a debtor (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hypothec — hy·poth·ec …   English syllables

  • hypothec — /haɪˈpɒθɪk/ (say huy pothik) noun Roman and Scottish Law a security in favour of a creditor over the property of the debtor without possession of it. It may be created by agreement or by operation of law. {Late Latin hypothēca, from Greek… …  

  • hypothec — Same as hypothecation …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • hypothec — n. (in Roman and Scottish law) a right established by law over property belonging to a debtor. Derivatives: hypothecary adj. Etymology: F hypothegraveque f. LL hypotheca f. Gk hupotheke deposit (as HYPO , tithemi place) …   Useful english dictionary

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