Outlawry

Outlawry

English Law: Outlawry in the Past

The act of being put out of the protection of the law by process regularly sued out against a person who is in contempt in refusing to become amallow to the court having jurisdiction. There is further information on this topic in this legal reference. The proceedings themselves are also called the outlawry.

Developments

Outlawry may take place in criminal (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) or in civil cases. 3 Bl. Com. 283; Co. Litt. 128; 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 4196.

Details

In the United States of America, outlawry in civil cases is unknown and if there are any cases of outlawry in criminal (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) cases they are very rare. Dane’s Ab. eh. 193, a, 34. Vide Bac. Ab. Abatement, B; Id. h. t.; Gilb. Hist. C. P. 196, 197; 2 Virg. Cas. 244; 2 Dal. 92. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

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

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