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Skrevet af </h2> <ul class="highlighted-authors__list"> <li class="highlighted-authors__item"> <a href="https://brugere.lex.dk/1822" class="highlighted-authors__author-link"> <div class="highlighted-authors__image"> <figure class="profile-image profile-image--default"> <img src="/packs/static/images/avatar-fe96b3cd8e1975b23cc0.svg" alt="" class="profile-image__image"> </figure> </div> <div class="highlighted-authors__author-academic-title"> Cand.jur. </div> <span class="highlighted-authors__author-name"> Jens Ulf Jørgensen </span> </a> </li> </ul> </aside> </div> <div class="l-article__section"> <section class="l-article__body-text" id="_article-top"> <div class="article-text"> <p>Nam var ifølge <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/landskabslove">landskabslovene</a> et tvangsmiddel, som en fordringshaver kunne benytte over for en skyldner, der ikke opfyldte sin forpligtelse. Nam kunne kun ske efter en dom, og havde fordringshaveren ikke tingets accept af handlingen, blev han straffet som for tyveri, hvis han via selvtægt sørgede for tvangsfuldbyrdelse af kravet.</p> </div> <div class="l-article__factbox"> <section class="factbox"> <div class="factbox__main-content"> <h2 class="factbox__heading">Faktaboks</h2> <dl class="factbox__facts"> <div class="factbox__fact-item"> <dt class="factbox__fact-term"> <a href="https://denstoredanske.lex.dk/etymologi">Etymologi</a> </dt> <dd class="factbox__fact-description"> Ordet <em>nam</em> er gammeldansk, af <em>nema</em> 'tage'. </dd> </div> </dl> </div> </section> </div> <div class="article-text"> <p>Nam bestod i, at fordringshaveren bemægtigede sig noget af skyldnerens <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/l%C3%B8s%C3%B8re">løsøre</a>, fx kreaturer, og derved etablerede en <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/tilbageholdsret">tilbageholdsret</a> som pression over for skyldneren, indtil denne opfyldte sin forpligtelse. Efter <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/Christian_5.s_Danske_Lov">Christian 5.s Danske Lov</a> af 1683 fik nam karakter af <a class="internal" href="https://lex.dk/udl%C3%A6g_-_juridisk_begreb">udlæg</a>.</p> </div> </section> </div> <section class="l-article__section" id="-L%C3%A6s_mere_i_Lex"> <h2 class="l-article__subheading"> Læs mere i Lex </h2> <div class="l-article__body-text"> <div class="article-text"> <ul> <li><a class="crossref" href="https://lex.dk/landskabslove">landskabslove</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <div class="l-article__meta"> <div class="l-article__info"> <aside class="article-info"> <dl class="article-info__items"> <dt class="article-info__item-name"> Skrevet af: </dt> <dd class="article-info__item-value"> <ul class="author-list"> <li class="author-list__author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" data-conjunction=" og "> <a href="https://brugere.lex.dk/1822"> <span itemprop="name">Jens Ulf Jørgensen</span></a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt class="article-info__item-name"> Artiklen indeholder tekst fra: </dt> <dd class="article-info__item-value"> <ul class="author-list"> <li class="author-list__author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Thing" data-conjunction=" og "> <a href="https://brugere.lex.dk/12505"> <span itemprop="name"> Den Store Danske</span></a></li> </ul> </dd> <dt class="article-info__item-name"> Senest ændret: </dt> <dd class="article-info__item-value"> <time datetime="2024-10-03T09:53:37+02:00"> 3. oktober 2024</time>, <a href="https://lex.dk/.versions/list/139597">se alle ændringer</a> </dd> </dl> <strong class="article-info__license-type"> <a class="" href="/.licenses/restricted">begrænset anvendelse.</a> </strong> <button class="link-button js-citation" type="button" data-target="article-info-citation" hidden> Citere eller anvende? </button> <div id="article-info-citation"> Vil du citere denne artikel? 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