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Term: repetitum namium
Definition: Repetitum namium is a legal term that refers to a second or repeated distress. This means that if a person fails to pay their debts, the creditor can take their property as a form of payment. If the debtor still fails to pay, the creditor can take another form of property as a second distress. This is also known as withernam.
Repetitum Namium
Repetitum Namium is a legal term that refers to a second or repeated distress. It is also known as Withernam.
For example, if a landlord seizes a tenant's property to recover unpaid rent and the tenant pays the rent, but the landlord seizes the property again, it is considered a repetitum namium. Another example is when a creditor seizes a debtor's property to recover a debt, but the debtor pays the debt, and the creditor seizes the property again, it is also a repetitum namium.
These examples illustrate how the term refers to a repeated or reciprocal distress, where the same property is seized twice for the same reason.