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Quod permittat prosternere

Quod permittat prosternere, a writ, in the nature of a writ of right, to abate a nuisance, Fitz. N.B. 104. Abolished. Means 'that

Recto, Breve de

Recto, Breve de, a writ of right, which was of so high a nature that, as other writs in real actions were only

Elegit

Elegit (he has chosen), a judicial writ of execution founded on the statute of Westminster II. (13 Edw. 1, c. 18), by which it became,

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Prohibition

Prohibition, a writ to forbid any court to proceed in any cause there depending, on the suggestion that the cognizance thereof

Procedendo

Procedendo, a writ which issued out of the Common Law jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery, when judges of any subordinate

was very high. It kept all inferior jurisdictions within the bounds of their authority, and might either, by writ of certiorari, remove their proceedings to be determined here, or, by writ of prohibition, prohibit their progress below.

Habere facias possessionem

Habere facias possessionem (that you cause to have possession), a writ that issues for a successful plaintiff in ejectment, to put him in possession of the premises recovered. If

Breve

Breve, a writ, by which a person is summoned or attached to answer an action, complaint, etc., or whereby anything is

Quare impedit

to the passing of the (English) Common Law Procedure Act, 1860, the action was commen-ced by an original writ issuing out of Chancery but s. 26 of that Act did away with this singularity of procedure, which

Wilful disobedience

Wilful disobedience, 'willful disobedience' to a writ issued by a court constitutes civil contempt, though mere failure to obey the writ may not constitute civil

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