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Excommunicato recapiendo

Excommunicato recapiendo, a writ commanding that persons excommunicated, who for their obstinacy had been committed to prison, but were unlawfully set free before

Duces tecum, subp'na

in evidence at the trial, instead of the common subp'na he is served with a subpoena duces tecum, commanding him to bring it with him and produce it at the trial. Upon being served with a copy

Devenerunt

to the escheator on the death of the heir of the king's tenant, under age and in custody, commanding the escheator that, by the oaths of good and lawful men, he inquire what lands and tenements, by

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Convoy

be a convoy for the voyage; (4) the mater of the ship must have sailing instructions from the commanding officer of the convoy; (5) the ship must depart and continue with the convoy till the end of

Condition of service

Condition of service, includes transfer of the employees, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief v. Subhash Chandra Yadav, (1988) 2 SCC 351: AIR 1988 SC 876. [Cantonment Board Service Rules (1937) R.

Praeligcipe

A writ commanding something to be done or requiring a reason for neglecting it

Permutatione

Permutatione, etc., a writ to an ordinary, commanding him to admit a clerk to a benefice upon exchange made with another, Reg. Brev. 307.

Coronatore eligendo

Coronatore eligendo, the writ issued before the commencement of the (English) Local Government Act, 1888, to the sheriff, commanding him to proceed to the election of a coroner.

Procedendo

when they ought so to do. In such a case, a writ of procedendo ad judicium was awarded, commanding the inferior Court in the King's name to proceed to judgment, but without specifying any particular judgment; for

Writ

and QUO WARRANTO. A court's written order, in the name of a state or other competent legal authority, commanding addressee to do or refrain from doing some specified act, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. It is a

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