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Original Writ or Original

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Originating summons

Originating summons, a summons without writ, returnable in the chambers of a judge of the High Court. summonses of

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Exemplificatione

Exemplificatione, a writ granted for the exemplifica-tion or transcript of an original record, Reg. Brev. 290.

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Certiorari

Certiorari (to be more fully informed of), an original writ issuing out of the Crown side of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, addressed,

habeas corpus

Latin, literally, you should have the body (the opening words of the writ)] : any of several writs originating at common law that are issued to bring a party before the court ;esp : habeas corpus ad

Case, action on the

action of 'debt' (also founded, by implication, on failure to pay), see the Chancery writ, consimili casu, and ORIGINAL WRIT. As the technical mode of pleading at Common Law was abolished by the Judicature Acts, 1873 and 1875,

Breve

the defendant himself, or to the chancellors, judges, sheriffs, or other officers, Skene, de verb. 'Breve.' See WRIT; ORIGINAL WRIT; JUDICIAL WRIT. Breve income-tax act dicitur, quia rem de qua agitur, et intentionem patentis, paucis verbis breviter enarrat.

Fine

it'finis fructus exitus et effectus legis. There are five essential parts to the levying of a fine:-(1) The original writ of right, usually of covenant, issued out of the Common Pleas against the conusor; and the pr'cipe, which

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