General Law

Declaration of mortification

0550-en RE330 Code of Obligations (CO, General/Special Part) As of 11.07.2026


The declaration of mortification is the redemption of the (ordinary) debt established in a public deed and the invalidation of the promissory note as a document of proof.

Deutsch

Mortifikationserklärung 0550-de

Die Mortifikationserklärung ist die in öffentlicher Urkunde festgestellte Tilgung der (gewöhnlichen) Schuld und die Entkräftigung des Schuldscheines als Beweisurkunde.

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Declaration of mortification (0550-en), in: LAWPEDIA®-Glossar, provided by LAWCONSULT AG, www.lawconsult.ch/lawpedia/en/declaration-of-mortification, as of: 11.07.2026 [accessed on ].

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