- principal debtor
- A debtor whose obligation is covered by a guaranty or contract of suretyship.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
principal debtor
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pursuit of principal debtor — The taking of measures for the collection of a debt from the principal debtor before seeking payment by the guarantor. 24 Am J1st Guar § 108 … Ballentine's law dictionary
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principal place of business — The criterion of the residence or nonresidence of a corporation. 36 Am J2d For Corp § 38. As a venue for the adjudication of a debtor in bankruptcy, the place where the debtor s personal business affairs are conducted, notwithstanding his… … Ballentine's law dictionary
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principal employment or business — The occupation or business on which the debtor chiefly relies for a livelihood, and which engrosses most of his time and attention, not for a day, a week, or a month, but throughout the year. Smalley v Masten, 8 Mich 529 … Ballentine's law dictionary
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SURETYSHIP — (Heb. עַרְבוּת), one person s undertaking to fulfill the obligation of another toward a third person (called the arev, ḥayyav, and nosheh, respectively). In Jewish law fulfillment of an obligation is secured primarily through the assets of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
