What is ADPROMISSOR?

In the civil and Scotch law. A guarantor, surety, or cautioner ; a peculiar species of fidejussor; one who adds his own promise to the promise given by the principal debtor, whence the name.

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Related Legal Terms
RIGHT OF RELIEF, RIGHT OF DISCUSSION, DISCUSSION, CAUTIONER, BENEFICIUM ORDINIS, BENEFICE DE DISCUSSION, BENEFIT OF DISCUSSION, CULRACH, ORDINIS BENEFICIUM, CAPITALIS DEBITOR


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