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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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*Hypothecat(e, v. [f. as Hypothecat p.p.] tr. To pledge or put in hypothec, to mortgage. — 1613 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. II. 205.
And for the mair suir payment. .the said Androw. .astrictit and hypothecatit his haill guids. .movabill and speciallie the cornis presentlie growand (1681) Fountainhall Decis. I. 143.
For. .failing the collectors, the gentlemen who. .are appointed to uplift it [the excise],. .their estates are hypothecated and liable for the same
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