Why is it that a person who has not been convicted, that is, one who has not been imposed a penalty, is said to be innocent, and not possibly something else? And what is this 'dizisi,' which the guarantor is entitled to raise as an objection against the lender, refusing to pay the debt he has guaranteed until the lender attempts forced execution against the primary debtor and this is unsuccessful (Civil Code 855)?

To begin with, according to Antisthenes: "The beginning of wisdom is the investigation of names": innocent < ancient ἀθῷος < ἀθώϊος < stem ἀ + θωή (= penalty) < verb τίθημι, and this person to whom no penalty (θωή) has been imposed can only be called innocent. And 'dizisi' < ancient δίζησις < δίζημαι (= I seek among many, I inquire, I pursue) < root of two, δις + ζητώ, therefore examination, demand, pursuit, which as an objection compels the lender to seek satisfaction of his claim first against the primary debtor.

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