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Scire facias for the Crown
or duty appears by record to be owing to the Crown, the process for the Crown is a writ of sci. fa. quae executionem non; but should the defendant become insolvent pend-ing this writ, the Crown may
Sequestro habendo
Sequestro habendo, a judicial writ for the discharging a sequestration of the profits of a church benefice, granted by the bishop at the
Si fecerit the securum
Si fecerit the securum, a species of original writ, so called from the words of the writ, which directed the sheriff to cause the defendant to appear
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Sine assensu capitali
Sine assensu capitali, an abolished writ where a bishop, dean, prebendary, or master of a hospital aliened the lands holden in right of his
Summons
Summons [fr. the writ called summoneas--Pegge's Anecd. Of the Eng. Lang., 2nd Edn. 173], a call of authority, admonition to appear in
Terris liberandis
Terris liberandis, a writ that lay for a man convicted by attaint, to bring the record and process before the king, and
Trespass
its true legal sense - the term mean any legal wrong for which the appropriate remedy was a writ of trespass - viz. any direct and forcible injury to person, land, or chattels, (3) the third and
Venire facias tot matronas
Venire facias tot matronas, a writ to summon a jury of matrons to execute the writ de ventre inspiciendo.
Vi laica removend'
Vi laica removend', a writ that lies where two persons contend for a church, and one of them enters into it with a
Warrant
some officer to arrest an offender, to be dealt with according to due course of law; also, a writ conferring some right or authority, a citation or summons. Means a warrant issued under sub-s. (1) of s.
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