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Quid Juris clamat, a judicial writ issued out of the record of a fine, which remained with the custos brevium of the Common Pleas before it was engrossed: it lay for the grantee of a reversion or a remainder, when the particular tenant would not attorn, Reg. Jud. 571....
Per qu' servitia
Per qu' servitia, a judicial writ issuing from the note of a fine; it lay for cognisee of a manor, seigniory, chief rent, or other services to compel him who was tenant of the land at the time of the note of the fine levied, to attorn unto him, Old N.B. 155....
Quale jus
Quale jus, a judicial writ, which lay where a man of religion had judgment to recover land, before execution was made of the judgment; it went forth to the escheator between judgment and execution, to inquire what right the religious person had to recover, or whether the judgment were obtained by the collusion of the parties, to the intent that the lord might not be defrauded, Reg. Judic. 8. See 13 Geo. 1, st. 1, c. 32....
Prohibitio de vasto, directa parti
Prohibitio de vasto, directa parti, a judicial writ which used to be addressed to a tenant, prohibiting him from waste, pending suit, Reg. Jud. 21; Moor, 917....
Exigent, or exigi facias
Exigent, or exigi facias (that your cause to be demanded), judicial writ commanding the sheriff to demand the defendant from county Court to county Court, or, if in London, from husting to husting, until he be outlawed; or if he appear, then to take and have him before the Court on a day certain to answer to the plaintiff in an action of, etc. see OUTLAW....
Mittendo manuscriptum pedis finis
Mittendo manuscriptum pedis finis, an abolished judicial writ addressed to the treasurer and chamberlain of the Exchequer to search for and transmit the foot of a fine acknowledged before justices in eyre, into the Common Pleas, Reg. Brev. 14...
Ad inquirendum
Ad inquirendum, a judicial writ commanding inquiry to be made of anything relating to a cause in the Superior Courts. And see AD MELIUS INQUIRENDUM....
scire facias
scire facias [Medieval Latin, you should cause to know] 1 : a judicial writ founded upon some matter of record and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the record should not be enforced (as by revival of the judgment), annulled, or vacated 2 : a legal proceeding instituted by a scire facias ...
Elegit
A judicial writ of execution by which a defendants goods are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff and if not sufficient to satisfy the debt all of his lands are delivered to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and profits or until the defendants interest has expired...
VerbarFieri facias
A judicial writ that lies for one who has recovered in debt or damages commanding the sheriff that he cause to be made of the goods chattels or real estate of the defendant the sum claimed...
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