Collateral (ضَمَانَة)
أصول الفقه
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
Anything by which a person preserves his right from loss.
الشرح المختصر :
"Damānah" (collateral) is anything by which a person preserves his right from loss, such as mortgage, collateral, document, and the like.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Damānah": anything by which a person guarantees his right, such as mortgage and the like; it is used to mean collateral and guarantee.