Usually means: Collateral security under civil law.
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  1. hypothec: Merriam-Webster
  2. hypothec: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hypothec: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hypothec: Wordnik
  5. hypothec: Wiktionary
  6. hypothec: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. hypothec: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. Hypothec, hypothec: Dictionary.com
  9. Hypothec: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Hypothec: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. hypothec: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  12. Hypothec: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. hypothec: FreeDictionary.org
  14. hypothec: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (hypothec)

noun:  (law) In Scotland, a landlord's right over the stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant, as security for payment of rent.
noun:  (law) In Québec, a legal right over property used as security for an obligation, such as a mortgage.
noun:  (colloquial) Everything; the whole lot.

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