Exire in United Kingdom

Meaning of Exire (Latin Term)

The following is an old definition of Exire (latin term) [1]: To go away, go out; to issue. Exit. It has gone forth; it has issued. TKe exit of a writ means simply the issuing ot that particular writ; and the word “exit,” as a docket entry, indicates that the writ has in fact been formally issued. Ne exeat. That he do not depart. A writ in equity practice issued to prevent a defendant from withdrawing his person and property beyond the jurisdiction of the court before a judgment and execution can be had against him. In effect, a process to hold to bail, or to compel a party to give security to abide the decree. Not granted in the Federal courts unless a suit in equity is already commenced, and satisfactory proof is made that the defendant designs quickly to depart from the United States. The full form of the writ is ne exeat repuhlKa; the original in England was ne exeat regno or regnum. The constitutions of the States declare that all persons have a natural right to emigrate from the State.

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1. Concept of Exire (latin term) provided by the Anderson Dictionary of Law (1889) (Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence; William C. Anderson; T. H. Flood and Company, Law Publishers, Chicago, United States)