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Costs
not less than twenty pounds within the time limited in that behalf by the endorsement made on the writ in accordance with the rules of the Supreme Court; or (b) the plaintiff, within twenty-eight days after the
Dedimus potstatem
Dedimus potstatem (we have given the power), a writ or commission to one or more private persons for the speeding of some act appertaining to a judge
Disclosure
Disclosure. Every solicitor whose name is on a writ must, on demand in writing by the defendant, declare whether the writ was issued with his privity. R.
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Execution
a sale under an execution, see Bankruptcy and Deeds of Arrangement Act, 1913, s. 15. As to the writ of capias ad satisfaciendum, see Hulbert v. Cathcart, 1896 AC 470; and it is to be borne in
Fieri facias
Fieri facias, usually abbreviated fi. fa. (that you cause to be made), a judicial writ of execution, the most commonly used that lies for him who has recovered any debt or damages in
Querela coram rege a concilio discutienda et terminanda
Querela coram rege a concilio discutienda et terminanda, a writ by which one is called to justify a complaint of a trespass made to the King himself, before
Primer fine
Primer fine. One suing out the writ or pr'cipe, called a writ of covenant, there was due to the Crown, by ancient prerogative, a primer
Quem redditum reddit
Quem redditum reddit, means 'which return he made'. A writ for a grantee of a rent (not a rent service) to force the tenant to consent to the
Quarto die post
'on the fourth day after'. The defendant's appearance day, being four days (inclusive) from the return of the writ, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1257. Quarto die post, the fourth day inclusive after a return of
Quare obstruxit
Quare obstruxit, a writ which lay for him who, having a liberty to pass through his neighbour's ground, could not enjoy his
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