Definition that contains debtor
- addiction (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master
- garnish take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
- creditor a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
- general lien a lien on all the property owned by a debtor and not just a specific property
- peonage the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged
- confession of judgement a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
- fly-by-night a debtor who flees to avoid paying
- accounts payable a debtor's accounts of money he owes; normally arise from the purchase of products or services
- confession of judgment a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
- judgment lien lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale