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Restitution, Writ of
Restitution, Writ of. If the judgment below was reserved in a court of error, the plaintiff in error might have
Ground-writ
a county different from that in which the venue in the action was laid, without first issuing a writ called a ground-writ into the latter county, and then another writ, which was called a testatum writ, into
Original Writ or Original
real action at Common Law. It is also applied to processes for some other purposes. It was a mandatory letter issuing out of the Common Law or ordinary jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (see now CHANCERY),
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Si non omnes, Writ of
Si non omnes, Writ of, a writ on association of justices, by which, if all in commission cannot meet at the day
Inquiry, writ of
Inquiry, writ of. This is a writ addressed to the sheriff of the county in which the venue is laid,
Second Surcharge, Writ of
Second Surcharge, Writ of. If after admeasurement of common, upon a writ of admeasurement of pasture, the same defendant surcharged the
Action of a writ
Action of a writ, a phrase used when a defendant pleads some matter by which he shows that the plaintiff had no
Testatum Writ
Testatum Writ, a process of execution which was issued into a different county than that in which the venue was
Second deliverance, Writ of
Second deliverance, Writ of, a judicial writ that lies, after a non suit of the plaintiff in replevin, and a retorno
Right, Writ of
Right, Writ of [breve de recto, Lat.], a procedure for the recovery of real property after not more than sixty
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