De Parco Fracto
A writ or action for damages caused by a pound-breach, (q. v.) It has long been obsolete. Co. Lltt 47b; 3 Bl. […]
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De Pace Et Plagis
of peace, (breach of peace,) and wounds, one of the kinds of criminal appeal formerly in use iu Englnnd, and which luy […]
De Pace Et Roberia
of peace [breach of peace] and robbery, one of tbe kinds of criminal appeal formerly in use in England, nnd which lay […]
De Onerando Pro Rata Por-Tione
writ for charging according to a rateable proportion. A writ which lay for a joint tenant, or tenant in common, who was […]
De Pace Et Legalitate Tenenda
For keeping the peace, and for good behavior Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
De Odio Et Atia
A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to inquire whether a prisoner charged with murder was committed upon just cause of […]
De Office
L. Fr. of ofiice; in virtue of office; officially; in the discharge of or-dinary duty Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
De Novi Operis Nunciatione
In the civil law. A form of interdict or in-junction which lies in some cases where the defendant is about to erect […]
De Novo
Anew; afresh; a second time. A venire dc novo is a writ for sum Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
De Non Residentia Clerici Regis
An ancient writ where a parson was employed in the royal service, etc., to ex-cuse and discharge him of non-residence. 2 Just. […]
De Non Sane Memorie
L. Fr Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
De Non Decimando
of not pay-ing tithes. A term applied in English ec* clesiastical law to a prescription or claim to be entirely discharged of […]
De Non Procedendo Ad Assisam
A writ forbidding the justices from holding an assise in a particular case. Reg. orig. 221 Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed […]
De Modo Decimandi
of a modus of tithing. A term applied in English ecclesiaetical law to a prescription to have a special manner of tithing. […]
De Nattvo Habendo
A writ which lay for a lord directed to the sheriff, com-manding him to apprehend a fugitive villein, and restore him, with […]
De Mercatoribus
“Concerning merchants.” The name of a statute passed in the eleventh year of Edw. I. (1233,) more commonly called the “Statute of […]
De Moderata Misericordia Ca-Pienda
writ for taking a moderate amercement A writ, founded on Magna Charta, (c. 14,) which lay for one who was excessively amerced […]
De Medio
A writ in the nature of a writ of right, which lay where upon a subin-feudation the mesne (or middle) lord suffered […]
De Melioribus Damnis
of or Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
De Manutenendo
writ of maln-tenance. A writ which lay against a person for the offense of maintenance. Reg. orlg. 189, 182b Source: Black’s Law […]
De Medietate Lingua
of the Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
De Magna Assisa Eligenda
A Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
De Manucaptione
writ of man-ucaption, or mainprise. A writ which lay for one who, being taken and Imprisoned on a charge of felony, had […]
De Licentia Transfretandi
writ of permission to cross the sea. An old writ directed to the wardens of the port of Dover, or other seaport […]
De Lunatico Inquirendo
The Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)