从一起购销合同纠纷案谈定金罚则的适用

Implications from the Disputes over a Purchase and Selling Contract on the Application of the Penalty Regulations for Deposits

定金的设立是为债的履行而确定的一种担保形式 ,它是违约金的预付。定金的法律关系的成立依靠定金的实际交付而确立。其标的只能界定为货币 ,并以最后实际交付时的定金数额来应用定金罚则 ,它和预付款有着根本的不同。

Placing deposits is a guarantee that debts will be duly paid and can only be defined in terms of money. A deposit is fundamentally different from a prepayment.