Section 2(1)(n) in The Securitisation And Reconstruction Of Financial Assets And Enforcement Of Security Interest Act, 2002
(n)hypothecation means a charge in or upon any movable property, existing or future, created by a borrower in favour of a secured creditor without delivery of possession of the movable property to such creditor, as a security for financial assistance and includes floating charge and crystallisation of such charge into fixed charge on movable property;