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Devastavit
1 Ch 233, and s. 8(3) of the Trustee Act, 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 59). A writ lying against an executor for devastation: the offence of devastation. Devastavit, a personal representative in accepting the office
Detainer
detention, and not for the caption, because the original taking was lawful, 3 Steph. Com., and see DETINUE. Writ of, one of the five forms of process prescribed by the 2 Wm. 4, c. 39, s. 1,
Defence
of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's complaint. In Civil matters, a defence (which is always in writing or printed) is either (1) by statement of defence, which may be a denial of the plaintiff's right,
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Decies tantum
Decies tantum, a writ which lay against a juror, who had taken money of either party for giving his verdict, to recover
Debet et solet
was disseised by the tenant or his ancestor, then he uses only the word debet alone in his writ, it is not apt to use solet because his ancestor only was deceased, and the custom discontinued; but
De ventre inspiciendo
De ventre inspiciendo, writ, an original process which issued out of Chancery on petition, for the security of the next heir (i.e.,
De rationabill bonorum parte
De rationabill bonorum parte, a writ, anciently given to the wife and children of a man, to recover their 'reasonable parts' of his goods,
Deceit
Pr.) Act, 1935, s. 6. The injured shareholder may also sue the company for rescission. See Frankenburg v. Great Horseless Carriage Co., (1900) 1 QB 504, and see also Sched. XI of the Act of 1929 and … 504, and see also Sched. XI of the Act of 1929 and MISREPRESENTATION; FRAUD. There was formerly a writ of deceit, which was an action brought in the Common Pleas to reverse a judgment obtained in any
Churchesset
day, gave to holy church, as well in the times of the Britons of the English; yet many great persons after the coming of the Romans gave their contributions according to the ancient law of Moses, in … their contributions according to the ancient law of Moses, in the name of first fruits; as in the writ of King Canutus sent to the Pope is particularly contained, in which they call it chirchsed, Seld. Hist.
Peer
Irish non-representative peer may, presumably, be elected a member of the House of Commons for any seat in Great Britain. A peer cannot surrender his dignity to the king so as to affect the rights of his … his peers, but when an indictment for a felony is found against a peer it is removable by writ of certiorari into the Court of the Lord High Steward (see that title). In 1935, on 12h December,
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