Cedula

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Meaning of Cedula

In Spanish law. A written obligation, under private signature, by which a party acknowledges himself indebted to another in a certain sum, which he promises to pay on demand or on some fixed day. In order to obtain judgment on such an instrument, it is necessary that the party executing it should acknowledge it in open court, or that it be proved by two witnesses who saw its execution. The citation affixed to the door of an absconding offender, requiring him to appear before the tribunal where the accusation is pending.

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Concept of “Cedula”

Traditional meaning of cedula in the Spanish law history (with some legal use in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Spanish) A signed obligation acknowledging a debt and promising to pay.

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  1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Cedula”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. This term and/or definition may be absolete. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary, based on a glossary of terms, included Cedula.

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