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Levari facias
Levari facias (that you caused to be levied), a writ of execution at Common Law, commanding the sheriff to levy or make of the lands and chattels of
Liberate
Liberate, a writ that lay for the payment of a yearly pension or other sum of money, granted under the Great
Nonintromittendo, quando breve pr'cipe in capite subdole impetratur
Nonintromittendo, quando breve pr'cipe in capite subdole impetratur, a writ addressed to the justices of the bench, or in eyre, commanding them not to give one who, under
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Service
annual, casual and accidental, intrinsic and extrinsic, certain and uncertain, etc. see TENURE. The formal delivery of a writ, summons of other legal process 2. The formal delivery of some other legal notice such as pleading, Black's
Pr'cipe
Pr'cipe (command), a slip of paper upon which the particulars of a writ are written; it is lodged in the office out of which the required writ is to be issued.
Quare ejecit infa terminum
Quare ejecit infa terminum (wherefore he ejected within the term), a writ which lay by the ancient law where the wrongdoer or ejector was not himself in possession of the
Scire facias
Scire facias [Lat.] (that you cause to know), a judicial writ, founded upon some record, and requiring the person against whom it is brought to show cause why the
Latitat
Latitat (he lies hid), a writ whereby all persons were originally summoned to answer in personal actions in the King's Bench; so called because
Statute staple
the king's hands; and in order to obtain possession of them, the conusee had to sue out a writ of Liberate, which was a writ out of Chancery, reciting the former writ, and commanding the sheriff to
Leave to defend
'Keating's Act,' allowed actions on bills or notes commenced within six months after being due, to be by writ of summons in a form provided by the Act, and, unless the defendant should within twelve days obtain
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