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In Roman law. One of the innominate contracts, and, in effect, a sale of land or goods at a price fixed, (wsti- mato,) and guarantied by some third party, who undertook to
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In Roman law. One of the innominate contracts, and, in effect, a sale of land or goods at a price fixed, (wsti- mato,) and guarantied by some third party, who undertook to
Writ for taking cattle in withernam. A writ which lay where the sheriff returned to a plurics writ of replevin that the cattle or goods, etc., were eloinetl, etc.; by which he
For good behavior; for good abearance.
See CLERICO CONVICTO, etc.
Writ for having a corody. A writ to exact a eonxly from a religious house. Reg. Orig. 264, Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 230. See CORODY.
A writ of dower which lay for a widow where no part of her dower had been assigned to her. It is now much disused; but a form closely resembling it is
A writ directed to a sheriff or bailiff, commanding him to do execution upon a judgment. Reg. Orig. 18; Fitzh. Nat Brev. 20.
Concerning those that break prison. The title of the statute 1 Edw. II. ordaining that none from thenceforth who broke prison should have judgment of life or limb for breaking prison only,
Anew; a second time. As it was before.
A writ by which the grand assise was chosen and summoned. Reg. Orig. 8; Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 4.
An ancient writ where a parson was employed in tlie royal service, etc., to excuse and discharge him of non-residence. 2 Inst. 204.
Of a plea ; of or iu an action. Formal words used in declarations and other proceedings, as descriptive of the particular action brought.
Writ to send the record and process of a cause to a superior court; a species of writ of error. Reg. Orig. 209.
From like things to like things we are to proceed by the same rule or reason, [i. e., we are allowed to argue from the analogy of cases.] Branch, Princ.
Writ of waste. A writ which might be brought by him who had the immediate estate of inheritance in reversion or remainder, against the tenant for life, in dower, by curtesy, or
In old European law. A profession of irreconcilable hatred till a person is revenged even by the death of his enemy.
The executioner; hangman ; he that executes the extreme penalty of the law.
A female debtor.
(Ten such; or ten tales, jurors.) In practice. The name of a writ which issues in England, where, on a trial at bar, ten jurors are necessary to make up a full
A French coin of the value of the tenth part of a franc, or nearly two cents.