Collateral in United States
Collateral Definition
(Lat. con, with, latus, the side). That which is by the side, and not the direct line; that which is additional to or beyond a thing.
Collateral in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Collateral | Collateral in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Collateral | Collateral in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Collateral | Collateral in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
(Lat. con, with, latus, the side). That which is by the side, and not the direct line; that which is additional to or beyond a thing.
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This definition of Collateral is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
Plain-English Law
Collateral as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):
Property that guarantees payment of a secured debt.
Practical Information
Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982
Something of value, easily converted into cash, deposited as a pledge with a lender to secure the repayment of a loan; its value is usually substantially more than the amount of the loan. If the borrower is unable to meet the loan when due, the lender is free to sell the collateral and collect the debt from the proceeds of the sale.
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- Information about Collateral in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.
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