Cessio bonorum

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CESSIO BONORUM, civil law. The relinquishment which a debtor made of his property for the benefit of his creditors.
2. This exempted the debtor from imprisonment, not, however, without leaving an ignominious stain on his reputation. Dig. 2, 4, 25; Id. 48, 19, 1; Nov. 4, c. 3, and Nov. 135. By the latter Novel, an honest unfortunate debtor might be discharged, by simply affirming that he was insolvent, without having recourse to the benefit of cession. By the cession the creditors acquired title to all the property of the insolvent debtor.
3. The cession discharged the debtor only to the extent of the property ceded, and he remained responsible for the difference. Dom. Lois Civ. liv. 4, tit. 5., s. 1, n. 2. Vide, for the law of Louisiana, Code, art. 2166, et seq. 2 M. R. 112; 2 L. R. 354; 11 L. R. 531; 5 N. S. 299; 2 L. R. 39; 2 N. S. 108; 3 M. R. 232; 4 Wheat. 122; and Abandonment.

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Dyvour's habit			communities began to allow cessio bonorum, a form of assignment of the debtor's estate for the benefit of his creditors. The European Union goes Comi-tose: hazards of harmonizing corporate ... by Kaufman, Aaron M. / Houston Journal of International Law Cessio bonorum was permitted by a Roman statute whose ancient history is still rather mysterious; we remain unsure whether it was the work of Julius Caesar or Augustus. The moral menace of Roman law and the making of commerce: some Dutch ... by Whitman, James Q. / Yale Law Journal			certified Certified Check Certified Copy certified public accountant certifier certify certify a will certiorari certitude certus cess Cessante causa cessare cessation cessation of activity cessation of being cessation of employment cessation of existence cessation of life cessation of sound cessation of the furnishing of work cessation of use Cessavit Cesset executio Cesset processus Cessio bonorum cession cession of a fee Cestui Cestui Que Cestui que trust Cestui que use Cestui que vie CF. chafe Chafee, Zechariah, Jr. Chafewax chaff chaffer chaffering Chaffers chagrin chain chain letter chain letter legal issues chain of custody chain of evidence chain of reasoning Chain of Title Chain Referral chair			Cessation of Hostilities Monitoring Team cessation of life Cessation of Life Functions Cessation of Production cessation of sound cessation of the furnishing of work cessation of use Cessation Progressive d'Activité cessations cessations cessations Cessavit Cessavit CESSCGA CESSDA CESSE CESSE Cesser Cesser clause Cesser clause Cesser clause Cesser clause cesses cesses Cesset executio Cesset processus CESSG CESSI CESSI Cessible Cessio bonorum cession cession cession Cession Commerce Entreprise Cession en blanc cession of a fee Cessionario Cessionary Cessione Cessione in blanco Cessionnaire cessions cessions cessions CESSL CESSL Cessment Cessna Cessna Pilots Association Cessna Pilots Society Cessna, Clyde Cessnock City Council Cessnock Youth Entertainment Committee Cessor CESSP Cesspipe cesspit cesspit cesspit cesspits

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