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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 right because the owner had obstructed it, Fleta, 1. 4, c. 26. Means why...
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 proprietary, Fleta, 1. 5, c. 6. Means why he did not permit....
Quare intrusit
Quare intrusit, a writ that formerly lay where the Lord proffered a suitable marriage to his ward, who rejected it, and entered into the land, and married another, for the value of his marriage not being...
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Public meeting
Public meeting, a meeting which any person may attend. Any number of persons may meet in any place for any lawful purpose with the consent of the owner of that place; but without such consent, and...
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...
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 fine, or a noble for every five marks of land sued...
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 upon suspicion of murder were committed on just cause of suspicion, or only...
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 to...
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 sureties to pro-secute: it was so called from the words of the...
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