If you issue someone a debt as punishment and then absolve it later because it was never something the person could pay in the time frame you gave them then you

If you issue someone a debt as punishment and then absolve it later because it was never something the person could pay in the time frame you gave them then you're just admitting the punishment was unreasonable from the start. > Where I live Lovely but not the case here. There is no "Use-by" date on Jones's debt. Even if he dies his estate will still owe the debt.