Deforcement

Scottish Law: Deforcement in the Past

The opposition given or resistance made, to messengers or other officers, while they are employed in executing the law.

Developments

This crime is punished by confiscation of movables, the one half to the king and the other to the creditor at whose suit the diligence is used. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 4,4,32. [1][rtbs name=”scottish-law”]

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Notes and References

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

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