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judicial death sentence 3 : the process of enforcing a judgment (as against a debtor) ;also : a judicial writ (as fieri facias) by which an officer is empowered to carry a judgment into effect see also levy
Rehabere facias seisinam
Rehabere facias seisinam, a judicial writ which lay when the sheriff in the habere facias seisinam had delivered more than he ought, Reg. Judic.
Venire facias
Venire facias, a judicial writ awarded to the sheriff to summon a jury for the trial of a cause, but abolished by (English)
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Terris et catallis tentis ultra debitum levatum
Terris et catallis tentis ultra debitum levatum, a judicial writ for the restoring of lands or goods to a debtor who is distrained above the amount of the
Superoneratione pastur'
Superoneratione pastur', a judicial writ that lay against him who was impleaded in the county court for the surcharge of a common with
Servitiis acquietandis
Servitiis acquietandis, a judicial writ for a man distrained for service to one, when he owes and performs them to another, for the
Returnum irreplegiabile
Returnum irreplegiabile, a judicial writ addressed to the sheriff for the final restitution or return of cattle to the owner when unjustly taken
Returnum averiorum
Returnum averiorum, a judicial writ similar to the retorno habendo-Cowel
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
Quid Juris clamat
Quid Juris clamat, a judicial writ issued out of the record of a fine, which remained with the custos brevium of the Common Pleas
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