Act Of Grace

Scottish Law: Act of Grace in the Past

The name by which the statute which gives for the aliment of prisoners confined for civil debts, is usually known.

Developments

This statute gives that where a prisoner for debt declares upon oath, before the magistrate of the jurisdiction, that he has not wwith this to maintain himself, the magistrate may set him it liberty, if the creditor, as a result of whose diligence he was imprisoned, does not aliment him within ten days after intimation for that purpose. 1695, c. 32; Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 4, 3, 14. This is somewhat similar to a provision in the insolvent act of Pennsylvania (see more about this U.S. State laws here). [1][rtbs name=”scottish-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about act of grace is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including act of grace.

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