antecedent debt

antecedent debt
antecedent debt see debt

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

antecedent debt
A legally enforceable obligation, which has been in existence prior to the time in question, to reimburse another with money or property.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


antecedent debt
A legally enforceable obligation, which has been in existence prior to the time in question, to reimburse another with money or property.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • pre-existing debt — See antecedent debt …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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