UK Law

Category: W

  • Welch Mortgage

    English Law: Welch Mortgage in the Past A species of security which partakes of the nature of a mortgage, as there is a debt due and an estate is given as a security for the repayment, but differs from it in the circumstances that the rents and profits are to be received without account till…

  • King's Bench

    Concept of King’s Bench Traditional meaning of king’s bench [1] in the English common law history: King’s Bench Division: COURT, 22. King’s Covincil: COURT, 6. King’s Court: COURT, 2, 115. king’s silver: money formerly paid in the C. P. for the licentia concordandi in levying a fine. King’s […]

  • King's Bench

    Concept of King’s Bench Traditional meaning of king’s bench [1] in the English common law history: King’s Bench Division: COURT, 22. King’s Covincil: COURT, 6. King’s Court: COURT, 2, 115. king’s silver: money formerly paid in the C. P. for the licentia concordandi in levying a fine. King’s […]

  • Weald

    Concept of Weald Traditional meaning of weald [1] in the Saxon law history: A wood, or woody country. Note: For more information on Saxon Law history, see here.[rtbs name=”saxon-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, […]

  • Water Bailiff

    English Law: Water Bailiff in the Past An officer appointed to search ships in ports. 10 H. vii., 30. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about water bailiff is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list […]

  • Writ Of Mainprize

    English Law: Writ of Mainprize in the Past A writ directed to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) (either gen-erally, when any man is imprisoned for a bailable offence and bail has been refused; or specially, when the offence or cause of commitment is not properly […]

  • Writ Of Mainprize

    English Law: Writ of Mainprize in the Past A writ directed to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) (either gen-erally, when any man is imprisoned for a bailable offence and bail has been refused; or specially, when the offence or cause of commitment is not properly […]

  • Abiding By

    Concept of Abiding by Traditional meaning of abiding by [1] in scots law: In Scotch law, the judicial declaration of a party that he abides by a deed which has been attacked as forged, at his peril. [rtbs name=”scottish-law”] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of […]

  • Writ de Warrantia Diei

    English Law: Writ de Warrantia Diei in the Past Where a man is needd to appear on a certain day in person and before that day the king certifies that the party is in the king’s service, he may sue this writ, commanding the justices not to record his default for that day for the…

  • Wakening

    Scottish Law: Wakening in the Past The revival of an action. Developments An action is said to sleep, when it lies over, not insisted on for a year in which case it is suspended. 4, t. 1, n. 33. With us a revival is by scire facias. (see this concept in the corresponding entry on…

  • Writ Of Mesne

    English Old Law: Writ of Mesne in the Past A writ which was so called, by reason of the words used in the writ, namely, Unde idem A qui medius est inter C et praefatum B; that is, A, who is mesne between C, the lord paramount and B, the tenant (see more about this…

  • Writ Of Mesne

    English Old Law: Writ of Mesne in the Past A writ which was so called, by reason of the words used in the writ, namely, Unde idem A qui medius est inter C et praefatum B; that is, A, who is mesne between C, the lord paramount and B, the tenant (see more about this…

  • Writ de Perambulatione Facienda

    English Law: Writ de Perambulatione Facienda in the Past The name of a writ which is sued by consent of both parties, when they are in doubt as to the bounds of their respective estates; it is directed to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) to make perambulation and to […]

  • Writ de Perambulatione Facienda

    English Law: Writ de Perambulatione Facienda in the Past The name of a writ which is sued by consent of both parties, when they are in doubt as to the bounds of their respective estates; it is directed to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) to make perambulation and to […]

  • Writ Of Process

    English Law: Writ of Process in the Past If the defendant does not appear, in obedience to the original writ, there issue, when the time for appearance is past, other writs, returnable on some general return day in the term, called writs of process, enforcing the appearance of the defendant, […]