Category: D

A tradesman’s account book; a book in which all the occurrences of the day are set down. It is usually a book of original entries.

Of the bissextile or leap year. The title of a statute passed in the twenty-first year of Henry III., which in fact, however, is nothing more than a sort of writ or

L. Fr. For tood and evil. A phrase by which a party accused of a crime anciently put himself upon a jury, indicating his entire submission to their verdict.

A writ requiring a thing to be certified. A kind of certiorari. Reg. Orig. 151, 152.

Writ of account. A writ commanding a defendant to render a reasonable account to the plaintiff, or show cause to the contrary. Reg. Orig. 135-138; Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 117, E. The foundation

Writ for removing a guardian. Reg. Orig. 198.

A writ which lay for those who were by privilege free from the payment of toll, on their being molested therein. Fitzh. Nat Brev. 220; Reg. Orig. 25S6.

In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs which exists actually and must be accepted for all

(Lat. For burning a heretic.) A writ which lay where a heretic had been convicted of heresy, had abjured, and had relapsed into heresy. It is said to be very ancient. Fitzh.

For appearing in court. A term applied in the Scotch and admiralty law, to bail for a defendant’s appearance.

A writ in the nature of a writ of right, which lay where upon a subinfeudation the mesne (or middle) lord suffered his under-tenant or tenant paravail to be distrained upon by

A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to inquire whether a prisoner charged with murder was committed upon just cause of suspicion, or merely propter odium et atiam, (.through hatred and

Writ for putting a seal to an exception. A writ by which justices were formerly commanded to put their seals to exceptions taken by a party in a suit. Reg. Orig. 182.

Writ of right patent. Reg. Orig. 1.

The writ of statute staple. Reg. Orig. 151.

From the neighborhood, or vicinage. 3 Bl. Comm. 300. A term applied to a jury.

To traffic; to transact business; to trade. Makers of an accommodation note are deemed dealers with whoever discounts it. Vernon v. Manhattan Co., 17 Wend. (N. Y.) 524.

There ought to be an end of suits; there should be some period put to litigation. Jenk. Cent. 61.

L. Lat. Debt without writ; debt without a declaration. In old practice, this term denoted an action begun by original bill, instead of by writ. In modern usage, it is sometimes applied

The laws help persons who are deceived, not those deceiving. Tray. Lat. Max-. 149.