Poinding

Scottish Law: Poinding in the Past

That diligence, affecting movable subjects, by which their property (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) is carried directly to, the creditor. Poinding is real or personal. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 3, 6, 11. [1][rtbs name=”scottish-law”]

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1. Partialy, this information about poinding is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including poinding.

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Concept of Poinding

Traditional meaning of poinding [1] in scots law: Distress; a diligence; a process of attachment. [rtbs name=”scottish-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, “Poinding”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. This term and/or definition may be absolete. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary, based on a glossary of terms, included Poinding.

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