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Article 1400

Contract Law
Titre XXX: De la Contrainte par Corps en matière civile (On Imprisonment for Debt in Civil Matters)

Si la contrainte par corps n'a pas été formellement stipulée dans l'acte de bail, elle ne pourra être ordonnée contre le fermier, excepté pour la représentation des bestiaux donnés à ferme, et les instruments aratoires qui lui ont été confiés ; s'il ne justifie que la perte ou déficit ne procède pas de son fait.

Life lesson: A farmer can't be imprisoned for unpaid rent unless the lease says so — but missing livestock and tools are a different story.
Notes: Farmer's imprisonment: only if stipulated in lease, OR for missing livestock/implements (unless farmer proves loss not his fault). Agricultural context.
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