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Mainpernor

A surety under the old writ of mainprise for a prisoners appearance in court at a day

A writ directed to the sheriff commanding him to take sureties called mainpernors for the prisoners appearance and to let...

2. A form of bail taken under a writ of mainprise, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 964.

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by the sheriff or other shaving power to let to mainprise, Fitz. N.B. 249. See MAINPRIZE.

Replevy, or Replevish, to let one to mainprise on surety; also to re-deliver goods which have been distrained

being admitted to give surety by mainpernors able to be mainprised

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