beneficium excussionis

noun

beneficium ex·​cus·​si·​o·​nis

-(ˌ)ek-sku̇-sē-ˈō-nəs,

-ˌskə-sē-ˈo-,

-shē-

variants or beneficium discussionis

-də-sku̇-sē-ˈō-nəs,

-ˌskə-sē-ˈo-,

-shē-

or beneficium ordinis

-ˈȯr-də-nəs

Roman, civil, & Scots law

: the right of a surety being sued to compel the suing creditor to sue the principal first

called also benefit of discussion

Word History

Etymology

beneficium excussionis from Medieval Latin, right of discussion; beneficium discussionis from Latin, right of discussion; beneficium ordinis from Late Latin, right of rank

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