Proclamation Of Exigents

English Law: Proclamation of Exigents in the Past

On awarding an exigent, in order to outlawry, a writ of proclamation issues to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) of the county where the party dwells, to make three proclamations for the defendant to yield himself or be outlawed. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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

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