Cessavit

English Law: Cessavit in the Past

An obsolete writ, which could formerly have been sued out when the defendant had for two years ceased or neglected to perform such service or to pay such rent as he was bound to do by his tenure and had not upon his lands enough goods or cbattels to be distrained. F. N. B. 208. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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

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