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BENEFICIUM COMPETENTIAE

\bˌɛnɪfˈɪsi͡əm kˌɒmpɪtˈɛnʃɪˌiː], \bˌɛnɪfˈɪsi‍əm kˌɒmpɪtˈɛnʃɪˌiː], \b_ˌɛ_n_ɪ_f_ˈɪ_s_iə_m k_ˌɒ_m_p_ɪ_t_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ɪ__ˌiː]\

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1856 - A Law Dictionary

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The right which an insolvent debtor had, among the Romans, on making session of his property for the benefit of his creditors, to retain what was required for him to live honestly according to his condition. 7 Toull. n. 258.

1856 - A Law Dictionary
By John Bouvier

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