HYPOTHECARIA ACTIO

hypothecaria actio (hI-poth-<<schwa>>-kair-ee-<<schwa>> ak-shee-oh). [Latin] Roman law.A hypothecary action; an action to enforce a mortgage or to obtain the surrender of the thing mortgaged. — Also termed actio hypothecaria. See hypothecary action under ACTION(4).

[Blacks Law 8th]