cessio bonorum
Noun
Meaning
cessio bonorum
(historical, Scotland, law) Before 1880, a debtor's surrender of his estate to his creditors in return for a judicial protection from imprisonment for his debts.
Noun
cessio bonorum
(historical, Scotland, law) Before 1880, a debtor's surrender of his estate to his creditors in return for a judicial protection from imprisonment for his debts.