Pactum-de-non-petendo Definition

noun

(law) An agreement in which a creditor promises not to enforce a debt.

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Other Word Forms of Pactum-de-non-petendo

Noun

Singular:
pactum-de-non-petendo
Plural:
pacta de non petendo

Origin of Pactum-de-non-petendo

  • Latin: pactum (“agreement”) + dē (“concerning”, “about”) + nōn (“not”) + petendō (“which is to be sued for”, the ablative singular of the neuter substantive of the future passive participle of petō, “I demand or claim at law”, “I bring an action to recover”, “I sue for”) ≅ “agreement not to sue”.

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