#pledging

• Pawning — The act of pawning a movable asset and its result; the legal and financial process through which an object is left as collateral in exchange for a short-term loan. It represents the entirety of administrative operations, including asset appraisal, signing the agreement, and safely storing the object.
• Archaic pawning process — The act of pawning and its result; the historical, formal, or administrative process through which an object or property was left as a pledge (pawn) under an old-style loan agreement. The term represents an abstract noun of action used in the study of Romanian legal history.
• Aravonire — The act of pledging and its result; the legal or ecclesiastical process of depositing earnest money, a pledge, or a solemn guarantee to secure a future agreement. In a medieval ecclesiastical context, it referred to the formal process of ritual betrothal of two youths before the altar, recorded in parish deeds.