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 be compelled to pay, he must have this writ to compel the debtor to pay the same. F. N. B. 321. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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

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