Tag: WR
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Writ Of Mainprize
English Law: Writ of Mainprize in the Past A writ directed to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) (either gen-erally, when any man is imprisoned for a bailable offence and bail has been refused; or specially, when the offence or cause of commitment is not properly […]
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Writ de Warrantia Diei
English Law: Writ de Warrantia Diei in the Past Where a man is needd to appear on a certain day in person and before that day the king certifies that the party is in the king’s service, he may sue this writ, commanding the justices not to record his default for that day for the…
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Writ Of Mesne
English Old Law: Writ of Mesne in the Past A writ which was so called, by reason of the words used in the writ, namely, Unde idem A qui medius est inter C et praefatum B; that is, A, who is mesne between C, the lord paramount and B, the tenant (see more about this…
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Writ Of Mesne
English Old Law: Writ of Mesne in the Past A writ which was so called, by reason of the words used in the writ, namely, Unde idem A qui medius est inter C et praefatum B; that is, A, who is mesne between C, the lord paramount and B, the tenant (see more about this…
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Writ de Perambulatione Facienda
English Law: Writ de Perambulatione Facienda in the Past The name of a writ which is sued by consent of both parties, when they are in doubt as to the bounds of their respective estates; it is directed to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) to make perambulation and to […]
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Writ de Perambulatione Facienda
English Law: Writ de Perambulatione Facienda in the Past The name of a writ which is sued by consent of both parties, when they are in doubt as to the bounds of their respective estates; it is directed to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) to make perambulation and to […]
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Writ Of Process
English Law: Writ of Process in the Past If the defendant does not appear, in obedience to the original writ, there issue, when the time for appearance is past, other writs, returnable on some general return day in the term, called writs of process, enforcing the appearance of the defendant, […]
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Writ Of Process
English Law: Writ of Process in the Past If the defendant does not appear, in obedience to the original writ, there issue, when the time for appearance is past, other writs, returnable on some general return day in the term, called writs of process, enforcing the appearance of the defendant, […]
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Writ de Odio Et Atia
English Law: Writ de Odio et Atia in the Past This writ is probably obsolete and superseded by the writ of habeas corpus. It was anciently directed to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia), commanding him to inquire whether a prisoner charged with murder was committed upon […]
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Writ de Plegiis Acquietandis
English Law: Writ de Plegiis Acquietandis in the Past The name of an ancient writ in the English law, which lies where a man becomes pledge or surety for another to pay a certain sum of money at a certain day; after the day, if the debtor does not pay the debt and the surety…
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Writ de Plegiis Acquietandis
English Law: Writ de Plegiis Acquietandis in the Past The name of an ancient writ in the English law, which lies where a man becomes pledge or surety for another to pay a certain sum of money at a certain day; after the day, if the debtor does not pay the debt and the surety…
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Wreck
Meaning of Wreck The following is an old definition of Wreck [1]: By the ancient common law, was where any ship was lost at sea, and the cargo or goods were thrown upon the land. Such goods as, after a shipwreck, are cast upon land by the sea, and left there, within some county. A…
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Wreck
Meaning of Wreck The following is an old definition of Wreck [1]: By the ancient common law, was where any ship was lost at sea, and the cargo or goods were thrown upon the land. Such goods as, after a shipwreck, are cast upon land by the sea, and left there, within some county. A…
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Writs of Proclamation
Royal Charters and Writs of Proclamation Writs of Proclamation and Medieval Law Writs of Proclamation and Legal History Legal Materials in relation to the Anglo Saxon Period (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Hunt, William, ed. Two Chartularies of the Priory of […]
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Writs of Proclamation
Royal Charters and Writs of Proclamation Writs of Proclamation and Medieval Law Writs of Proclamation and Legal History Legal Materials in relation to the Anglo Saxon Period (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Hunt, William, ed. Two Chartularies of the Priory of […]