Search the Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms Dictionary for acronyms and/or abbreviations that contain Secure. “Secure”. Merriam-Webster.com Legal Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, www.merriam-webster.com/legal/secured. Retrieved 11 October 2022. TO SECURE. To protect, secure or save a right. 2. Article 1, p. 8, of the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to “promote the advancement of science and useful arts by guaranteeing to authors and inventors, for a limited period, exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries”. The inventor of a machine is entitled to it exclusively under the common law, the author a right in his manuscript.
But they can waive the right by publishing the book without having obtained a copyright, or by using the machine publicly and tolerating others using it without having obtained a patent. (S. A.) Secret vacuum. Support, short of, civil surety, collateral mortgage, concert, debenture, fair mortgage, incorporation, indemnification, investment, involuntary payment, quasi-rem judgment, kidnapping, lobbying, major litigation, malicious abuse of process, marina, marshing, mechanical privilege, mesne lawsuit, monopoly, mortgage, planning, recognition, mandate, secured portion, security, spendthrift trust, stockbroker, trade name, tribute. You might be interested in the historical significance of this term. Search or search for Secure in Historical Law in the Encyclopedia of Law. Search or search for Secure in the American Encyclopedia of Law, Asian Encyclopedia of Law, European Encyclopedia of Law, UK Encyclopedia of Law, or Latin American and Spanish Encyclopedia of Law. A debtor “secures” a creditor by giving the creditor a lien, mortgage or other security that is used in the event that the debtor fails to make payment. To ensure the payment of a debt or the performance of an obligation; to ensure safety. Supported by Black`s Law Dictionary, Free 2nd ed., and The Law Dictionary.
To ensure safety; to ensure payment, performance or remuneration; guarantee or ensure the payment of a debt or the performance of an obligation. The creditor is “guaranteed” by giving him a lien, mortgage, pledge or other security that is used in case the debtor does not pay. See Pennell v. Bhodes, 9 Q. B. 114; Ex parte Beynolds, 52 Ark. 330. 12 pp. W. 570; Foot v. Webb.
59 Beard. (N.Y.) 52.