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Serjeant
a serjeant is only ministerial. Serjeants-at-law were made by the sovereign's writ, addressed unto such as are called, commanding them to take upon them that degree by a certain day, Fortescue, c. 50; 3 Cro. 1; Dyer,
Quare impedit
Court. The judgment is that the successful party recover his presentation, and a writ issues to the bishop, commanding him to admit his presentee. In cases where there is an appeal to the archbishop and a judge
Quando aliquid mandatur, mandatur et omne per quod pervenitur ad illud
Quando aliquid mandatur, mandatur et omne per quod pervenitur ad illud. 5 Rep. 116, (When anything is commanded, everything by which it can be accomplished is also commanded.)
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Base-estate
a base estate and villenage, for to hold in pure villenage is to do all that the lord commands; and if a copy holder have but a base estate, he, not holding by the performance of every
Mandavi ballivo
Mandavi ballivo (I have commanded the bailiff). If a bailiff of a liberty have the execution and return of a writ, the sheriff
Marshal or Mareschal
Marshal or Mareschal, primarily denotes an officer who has the care or command of horses. An officer called a marshal attends each judge on the assizes (being paid by the Treasury
Instance
Instance, the words 'instance' as a verb means 'tourge, entreat urgently, importune.' The mean-ing of the phrase 'at the instance of' as given in Random House Dictionary of the English Language at p. 690 is: at...
Institutions
books, subdivided into titles. The Institutes are the elements of the Roman Law, and were composed at the command of the Emperor Justinian, by Trebonian, Dorotheus, and The ophilus, who took them from the writings of the
Judgment
the action. See INQUIRY; SUMMONSES; and ORDERS; and the various titles of the subjects of such judgments as MANDAMUS; INJUNC-TION, etc. (b) Final, putting an end to the action by an award of redress to one party,
Mandatary
Mandatary [fr. mandatarius, Lat.], he to whom a mandate, charge, or commandment is given; also he that obtains a benefice by mandamus.
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