LEGAL WORD
Judgment debtor
Legal term · Civil procedure
Judgment debtor
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Civil procedure
1 What it means
The person against whom a decree has been passed and who must satisfy it.
2 Use it in a sentence
The judgment debtor was ordered to disclose his assets in execution proceedings.
3 Make it stick
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