noun
pledge; right of pledge; pledge right
A legal term referring to the right to hold a debtor's property as security for a debt. Used in civil law contexts.
質権を設定するには、契約書が必要です。
A contract is required to establish a pledge right.
銀行は土地に質権を設定した。
The bank established a pledge on the land.
Compound of 質 (しち, 'pledge' or 'pawn') and 権 (けん, 'right'). The term is a direct translation of the Western legal concept of 'pledge' and was adopted into Japanese civil law terminology.