Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pactum de non petendo

/ˈpæktəm deɪ nɑn peɪˈtɛndoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pactum de non pe-tendo
IPA: /ˈpæktəm deɪ nɑn peɪˈtɛndoʊ/

28

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"Pitmedden purſues Seaton of Menzies as Repreſenting his Father, who was one of the Purſuers Brothers Tutors, for his Fathers Intromiſſion with the Pupils Means, who alleadged Abſolvitor, becauſe the Pupil after his Pupillarity, had granted a Diſcharge to one of the Co-tutors, which did extinguiſh the whole Debt of that Co-tutor, and conſequently of all the reſt, they being all correi debendi, lyable by one individual Obligation, which cannot be Diſcharged as to one, and ſtand as to all the reſt; for albeit pactum de non petendo, may be granted to one, and not be profitable to the reſt, a ſimple Diſcharge, which diſſolveth the Obligation of the Bond, muſt be profitable to all."

Etymology

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”.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpæktəm deɪ nɑn peɪˈtɛndoʊ/
British English: /ˈpæktəm deɪ nɒn peɪˈtɛndəʊ/

Inflected Forms

pacta de non petendo (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pactum de non petendo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæktəm deɪ nɑn peɪˈtɛndoʊ/.
What does pactum de non petendo mean?: An agreement in which a creditor promises not to enforce a debt.
Where does pactum de non petendo come from?: 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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