Electio Est Creditoris, Debitoris

Concept of “Electio Est Creditoris, Debitoris”

Traditional meaning of electio est creditoris, debitoris in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) The creditor or debtor has the election. Electio semel facta non patitur regressum: an election once made does not admit of recall.

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Notes and References

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

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