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Battel, wager of
chivalry and honour, in appeals of felony in criminal cases, and in the obsolete real action called a writ of action. The question at issue was decided by the result of a personal combat between the parties,
Appearance
actions in the High Court of Justice must be entered within eight days from the service of the writ of summons, that being the time limited by the writ; but by r. 22 of R. S. C.
Amendment
Amendment, a correction of any errors in the writ or pleadings in actions, suits, or prosecutions. The power of allowing amendments has been much extended by modern
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Acceptance of service
Acceptance of service of writ of summons by solicitor in lieu of personal service on defendant. See R. S. C., Ord. IX., r.
Central Criminal Court
application for the order, see Rule 19 of the Crown Office Rules of 1906, and for form of writ to remove indictment 'for certain reasons,' see No. 9 of the forms scheduled to those rules. All the
VerbarNe exeat
A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country or the jurisdiction of the court The writ was originally
Mainprise
A writ directed to the sheriff commanding him to take sureties called mainpernors for the prisoners appearance and to let
Formedon
A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail This writ
Capias
A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it that is to
write down
write down wrote down writ·ten down writ·ing down : to reduce the book value of (an asset) [write down accounts receivable] write-down [rīt-dan]
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