Decemtales

English Law: Decemtales in the Past

In the English law this is a writ which gives to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) apponere decem tales; i. e. to appoint ten such men for the delivery of jurymen, when a enough number do not appear to make up a full jury. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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

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