Manucaptio

English Law: Manucaptio in the Past

In the English law it is a writ which lies for a man taken on suspicion of felony and the like, who cannot be admitted to bail by the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) or others having power to let to mainprise. F. N. B. 249. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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

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