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 bailable below) commanding him to take sureties for the prisoner’s appearance, commonly called mainpernors and to set him at large. 3 B]. Com. 128. Vide Mainprize. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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

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