excussion.
The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.
Meaning & usage
The process or proceedings whereby a creditor must proceed against a principal debtor before proceeding against a surety or subsidiary debtor.
There has been excussion against the principal debtor, who has no assets. The creditor is therefore proceeding against the surety.
Where this word comes from
Latin excussus, past participle of excutere (“to shake off”).
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