The seizure of a debtor’s body for the purpose of enforcing the outstanding debts of the deceased by the relatives. This was widely practiced in the Roman Empire; however, it was condemned as immoral by early Christian church fathers such as St. Ambrose (340-397), bishop of Milan. – See indenture, subsistence minimum, fist pledge, free purchase, money collection, child pledge, life pledge, lot purchase money, pledge, overage, usury, usury challenge.
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