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Outlawry
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Outlawry
Matched in: Term Outlawry
Capias utlagatum
law). This writ is either general, against the person only; or special, against the person, lands, and goods. Outlawry is abolished in civil proceedings; but survives (though long practically disused) for criminal purposes, and a form of
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Allocato comitatu
Allocato comitatu, in proceedings in outlawry, when there were but two County Courts holden between the delivery of the writ of exigi facias to
attainder
to touch] : the termination of the civil rights of a person upon a sentence of death or outlawry for treason or a felony see also bill of attainder at bill, corruption of blood NOTE: In English
Inlaw
To clear of outlawry or attainder to place under the protection of the law
Proscription
The act of proscribing a dooming to death or exile outlawry specifically among the ancient Romans the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy
Attainder
it is the immediate inseparable consequence, by the Common Law, of sentence of death being pronounced, or of outlawry for a capital offence. the criminal then becomes dead in law, technically called civiliter mortuus. It differs from
Disability
It is divided into two classes: (1) absolute, which, while it continues, wholly disables the person 'such were outlawry, excommunication, attainder (but see the Forfeiture Act, 1870 (32 & 33 Vict. c.23), s. 1, abolishing attainder on
Forfeiture
conviction, etc., for treason or felony, or felo de se, shall cause any forfeiture except as consequent on outlawry. The Act also makes provision for the appointment by the Crown of administrators of the property of convicts.
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