principal debtor

基本解释

The debtor breaches any of the contractual stipulations, for example, fails to pay or delays the payment of interests or the principal, etc. ;
债务人违反了合同条款，如偿付利息或本金发生违约或逾期等；
The period extended by the creditor to a debtor to only pay the interest without reimbursing the principal. It is not a breach of agreement before the extra period expired.
指债权人同意债务人只支付利息，暂时无须偿还本金的一段宽限期，在宽限期满前均不视为违约。
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It is not the agreement of guarantee period where the parties have agreed that the guarantee period does not expire until the debtor repays the principal debts and its interest.
当事人没有约定保证期间的，自主债务履行期限届满之日起，一般保证的保证人可以行使催告权，连带责任保证的债权人可以请求保证人承担保证责任。

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