PACTUM DE NON PETANDO
\pˈaktəm də nˈɒn pɛtˈandə͡ʊ], \pˈaktəm də nˈɒn pɛtˈandəʊ], \p_ˈa_k_t_ə_m d_ə n_ˈɒ_n p_ɛ_t_ˈa_n_d_əʊ]\
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Civil law. An agreement made, between a creditor and his debtor that the former will not demand, from the latter the debt due. By this agreement the debtor is freed from his obligation. This is not unlike the covenant not to sue, (q. v.) of the common law. Wolff, Dr. de la Nat. §755.
By John Bouvier
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