Petty Bag
English Law: Petty Bag in the Past
An office in the court of chancery, appropriated for suits against attorneys (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) and officers of the court; and for, process and proceedings, by extent on statutes, recognizances, ad quod damnum and the like. T. de la Ley. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]
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- Partialy, this information about petty bag is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including petty bag.
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