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Capias
of commencing an action at Common Law, was altogether abolished, and a new writ, called a 'capias on mesne process,' or 'bailable process,' was introduced by the (English) Judgments Act, 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 110), … of capias (which was a writ directing the sheriff to take the body of the defendant), as a means of commencing an action at Common Law, was altogether abolished, and a new writ, called a 'capias on
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process
: a means by which a court acquires or exercises jurisdiction over a person or property see also mesne process compare notice, service NOTE: In civil procedure, service of a summons on a defendant is considered constitutionally … patent therefor "U.S. Code"] 2 a : procedure see also abuse of process, due process b : a means (as a summons) used to compel a defendant to appear in court ;broadly : a means by which
Arrest
by virtue of a precept or writ issue out of some Court. The law of civil arrest (see MESNE PROCESS), so far as it still exists, is regulated by the Debtors Act, 1869 (see that title),which abolished … 1869 (see that title),which abolished imprisonment for debt except in special cases, as where a debtor has the means to pay his debt but refuses to do so, and s. 218 of the Companies Act, 1929, as
Remitter of actions to County Court
by s. 50, the plaintiff'' claim is for recovery of land, with or without a claim for rent or mesne profits, by a landlord against a tenant (or some one claiming by, through, or under him), whose term … Court. S. 46 provides for the remission of any action of tort where the plaintiff has no visible means of paying the defendant's costs in the event of the claim failing. Certain equity proceedings may be transferred
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of B.'s life-estate, which is expectant of A.'s death; but after A.'s death, and the determination of the mesne remainder to B., A.'s heir in tail male general shall enjoy the land as heir, and not as … In the operation of the rule on the limitations of the two above-stated examples, it certainly contradicts the meaning of the assurance, and the intent of the parties. two estates are created, a particular estate in the
Bail
given either in civil or criminal cases. In civil cases there were, before the abolition of arrest on mesne process by the Debtors Act, 1869:- (1) Common bail, or bail below, given to the sheriff, after arresting … from prison, to which they have, if they fear his escape, etc., the legal power to deliver him. Means a security such as cash or a bond, especially security required by court for the release of a
Tenure
of the Crown itself. When these tenants granted portions of their lands to inferior persons they were called mesne (middle) lords or barons, with regard to such inferior holders, who were styled tenants paravail, the ultimate tenant … 'terms and con-ditions of services' or payment of gravity or pension. Tenure when followed by words of office, means term of office, Punjab University v. Khalsa College, Amritsar, AIR 1971 P&H 479: 1971 Cur LJ 334. Means
Escheat
the intestate tenant's family. Escheat to the Crown, the Duchy of Lancaster, the Duke of Cornwall and to mesne lords has been abolished by (English) Administration of Estates Act, 1925, s. 45(1). The right of the Crown … 'to happen,' because it falls to the lord from an event and from an unforeseen circumstance.) Escheat literally means 'to revert to the State'. This event takes place in default of heirs or devisees. Under the old
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