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BENEFICIUM ORDINIS

\bˌɛnɪfˈɪsi͡əm ɔːdˈiːnɪz], \bˌɛnɪfˈɪsi‍əm ɔːdˈiːnɪz], \b_ˌɛ_n_ɪ_f_ˈɪ_s_iə_m ɔː_d_ˈiː_n_ɪ_z]\

Definitions of BENEFICIUM ORDINIS

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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In civil and Scotch law. The privilege of order. The privilege of a surety to require that the creditor should first proceed against the principal and exhaust his remedy against him, before resorting to the surety. Bell.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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