Betreibung · debt enforcement
Debt enforcement is a procedure specific to Swiss law, with no exact equivalent in common law. Its name differs in each of the three official languages, and so does the abbreviation of the Act that governs it: SchKG, LP, LEF. In English, Fedlex uses debt enforcement and DEBA, but only the German, French and Italian texts are authoritative.
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- German
- Betreibung
- French
- poursuite
- Italian
- esecuzione
- English
- debt enforcement
Definition
Debt enforcement is an enforcement procedure carried out to secure the payment of money or the provision of security. It is conducted by the debt enforcement offices at the creditor's request, and the creditor does not have to prove the claim at the outset. Depending on the debtor's status and the nature of the claim, it continues by way of distraint, proceedings to realise a pledge or bankruptcy.
Swiss federal acts are published in German, French and Italian, and all three versions are equally authoritative. The English term shown here comes from the Federal Administration's English translation, published on Fedlex for information only. Where there is no translation, it follows common usage.
Full glossaryThe term in an official text
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Debt enforcement is an enforcement procedure carried out to secure the payment of money or the provision of security.
Source: Fedlex, Federal Act on Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy. In Corrext, this segment and the ones around it appear in Fast lookup CHnell, each with its reference.
Related terms
The document served on the debtor that starts debt enforcement proceedings.
Rechtsvorschlag · objectionThe debtor's declaration that stops the debt enforcement proceedings brought against them.
Konkurs · bankruptcyGeneral enforcement against all of the debtor's distrainable assets.