{"id":69203,"date":"2017-11-15T17:05:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T16:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/glossarium\/debtor-definition\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T23:26:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:26:57","slug":"debtor-definition","status":"publish","type":"glossarium","link":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/glossarium-en\/debtor-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"Debtor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>debtor<\/strong> is a physical person or a corporation owing something to another person, called the <a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/creditor-definition\/\"><strong>creditor<\/strong><\/a> . In terms of debt collection, the debt is a sum of money. The <strong>debtor<\/strong> therefore has an obligation to pay this sum of money, the debt, to their <a href=\"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/creditor-definition\/\">creditor<\/a> .<br><br>Updated 15\/11\/2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Definitions provided under this section refer to the Belgian situation; unless specified otherwise. The texts are meant to summarize concepts in daily language and should not be considered as comprehensive or definite. We welcome suggestions for modifications or additions at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:glossary@tcm.be\">glossary@tcm.be<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-69203","glossarium","type-glossarium","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossarium\/69203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossarium"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossarium"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tcm.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}