insecurity clause

insecurity clause
insecurity clause n: a clause in an agreement (as a security agreement) allowing a party who deems himself or herself insecure to require immediate payment or performance or the giving of collateral

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

insecurity clause
Provision in a contract that allows a creditor to make an entire debt come due if there is good reason to believe that the debtor cannot or will not pay.

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


insecurity clause
Provision in a contract that allows a creditor to make an entire debt come due if there is good reason to believe that the debtor cannot or will not pay.

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