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MORTUUM VADIUM

\mˈɔːtjuːəm vˈe͡ɪdi͡əm], \mˈɔːtjuːəm vˈe‍ɪdi‍əm], \m_ˈɔː_t_j_uː_ə_m v_ˈeɪ_d_iə_m]\

Definitions of MORTUUM VADIUM

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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A dead pledge; a mortgage, (q. v.;) a pledge where the profits MORTUUS 795 MOVABLE or rents of the thing pledged are not applied to the payment of the debt

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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