Mainpernors

English Law: Mainpernors in the Past

Those people to whom a man, is delivered out of custody or prison, on their becoming bound for his appearance.

Developments

Mainpernors differ from bail: a man’s bail may imprison or surrender him up before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do neither, but are merely sureties for his appearance at the day; bail are only sureties that the party be answerable for all the special matter for which they stipulate; mainpernors are bound to produce him to answer all charges any. 3. Bl. Com. 128; vide Dane’s Index, h. t. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

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

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