BENEFICIUM CEDENDARUM ACTIONUM

beneficium cedendarum actionum (ben-[schwa]-fish-ee-[schwa]m see-den-day-r[schwa]m ak-shee-oh-n[schwa]m). [Latin “privilege of having actions made over”] Roman & Scots law. The right of a cosurety who might or might not have paid the debt to compel the creditor to give over the right of action against the debtor and the other cosureties. • Under Scots law, a cosurety’s […]