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Article 1380

De la Caution légale et de la Caution judiciaire

Contract Law
Titre XXVIII: Du Cautionnement (On Suretyship)
Chapitre IV: De la Caution légale et de la Caution judiciaire (On Legal and Judicial Suretyship)

[Note: OCR shows '1378' but this is 1379 contextually.] Le débiteur qui ne peut trouver de caution, peut donner un gage en nantissement, que le créancier doit recevoir, s'il est suffisant.

Life lesson: Can't find a surety? You can pledge property instead — and the creditor must accept it if it's adequate.
Notes: Substitute for surety: pledge (nantissement) if no surety available. Creditor must accept sufficient pledge. Debtor's fallback option. Substitute for surety: pledge (nantissement) if no surety available. Creditor must accept sufficient pledge. Debtor's fallback option.
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