Writ Of Proclamation

English Law: Writ of Proclamation in the Past

A writ which issues, at the same time with the exigi facias, by virtue of Stat. 31 Eliz. c. 3, s. 1, by which the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) is commanded to make proclamations in the statute prescribed.

Developments

When it is not directed to the same sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia) as the writ of exigi facias is, it is called a foreign writ of proclamation. Lee’s Dict. of Pr.; 4 Reev. Inst. 261. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about writ of proclamation 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 proclamation.

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