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- Supported or backed by security or collateral such as a secured debt for which property has been pledged or mortgaged.See security@ secured bondBond backed by collateral, mortgage, or other type of securityCompare debenture@ secured creditorA creditor who holds some special pecuniary assurance of payment of his debt, such as a mortgage, collateral, or lien.See secured party- security interest, also, lien creditor.@ secured loanA loan for which some form of property has been pledged or mortgaged, as in the case of an automobile loan in which title to the vehicle is held as security by lender.See collateral- mortgage+ secured loanOne which is secured by property or securities.See also collateral loan.@ secured partyA lender, seller or other person in whose favor there is a security interest, including a person to whom accounts or chattel paper have been sold. When the holders of obligations issued under an indenture of trust, equipment trust agreement or the like are represented by a trustee or other person, the representative is the secured party. Section 9-105(l)(m) of the 1972 U.C.C. Code; No. 9-105(1X1) of the 1962 U.C.C. Code. The term also includes the assignee of the right to proceeds under a letter of credit. U.C.C. No. 5-116(2)@ secured transactionAny transaction, regardless of its form, that is intended to create a security interest in personal property or fixtures, including goods, documents, and other intangibles. A transaction which is founded on a security agreement. Such agreement creates or provides for a security interest. U.C.C. No. 9-105(h).See security agreement@
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.