beneficium excussionis
English
Etymology
From Latin, see below.
Noun
beneficium excussionis
- (law) benefit of excussion. More properly the beneficium ordinis seu excussionis. A defence, exception or benefit claimed by a debtor that compels the creditor to excuss against another party first.
- A common clause in contracts is "I hereby renounce all privileges in respect of the legal exceptions non numerata pecuniae; non causa debiti; errore calculi; beneficium excussionis and benificium divisionis, the meaning of which I confirm I understand."
Related terms
- exceptio beneficium ordinis seu excussionis
Translations
legal
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Latin
Etymology
bene facio - are: to do well hence a privilege + excutio - excutere: to throw off hence to reject
Phrase
beneficium excussionis
- See English definition above.