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Quare non permittit

Quare non permittit, an ancient writ, which lay for one who had a right to present to a church for a turn against the

Quare intrusit

Quare intrusit, a writ that formerly lay where the Lord proffered a suitable marriage to his ward, who rejected it, and entered

Public meeting

committed at a political meeting held in any parliamentary constituency between the date of the issue of a writ for the return of a member of Parliament for such constituency and the date of which a return

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Pr'munire

Pr'munire [fr. pr'moneri Lat., to be forewarned]. It is an offence so called from the words of the writ preparatory to the prosecution thereof: pr'munire facias A.B. (cause A.B. to be forewarned) that he appear before us

Odio et atia

Odio et atia, a writ anciently called breve de bono etmalo, addressed to the sheriff to inquire whether a man committed to prison

Premunire

Premunire. [Lat., to be forewarned] It is an offence so called from the words of the writ preparatory to the prosecution thereof: Premunire facias A.B. (cause A.B. to be forewarned) that he appear before us

Precept

Precept, a rule authoritatively given; a mandate: (1) A command in writing by a justice of the peace or other officer, for bringing a person

Pone per vadium

Pone per vadium, an obsolete writ to the sheriff to summon the defendant to appear and answer the plaintiff's suit, on his putting in

Ne admittas

Ne admittas (that you admit not), a prohibitory writ directed to the bishop at the request of the plaintiff or defendant, where a quare impedit is depending,

Plaint

cause of action: and the judge is bound, of common right, to administer justice therein without a special mandate from the Crown. Plaint, includes a written statement pleading, a set off or counter-claim. [The Gujarat Court-fees Act,

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