Decies Tantum
English Law: Decies Tantum in the Past
The name of an obsolete writ which formerly lay against a juror who had taken money for giving his verdict; called so, because it was sued out to recover from him ten times as much as he took. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]
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- Partialy, this information about decies tantum is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including decies tantum.
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