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scire facias
1 : a judicial writ founded upon some matter of record and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the record should not be enforced (as by revival of the judgment), annulled, or vacated 2 :
peremptory
take entirely, destroy] 1 : permitting no dispute, alternative, or delay ;specif : not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply [when the right to require the performance of the act is clear and
Scire facias
know), a judicial writ, founded upon some record, and requiring the person against whom it is brought to show cause why the party bringing it should not have advantage of such record. The writ, though not abolished, is
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Peremptory Challenge
Peremptory Challenge, an arbitrary species of challenge to a certain number of jurors without showing any cause. This privilege is granted to a prisoner in cases of treason and felony, but not misdemeanour,
Counterplea
was allowed, and the vouchee came and demanded what cause the tenant had to vouchhim, and the tenant showed his cause, whreuponthe vouchee pleaded anything to avoid the warranty, that was termed a counterplea of thewarranty, Temes
Causam nobis significes quare
to give seisin of lands to the king's grantee; on his delaying to do it, requiring him to show cause why he so delayed the performance of his duty.
Bail
must in the first instance be by summons at chambers for a writ of habeas corpus or to show cause why the defendant should not be admitted to bail either before a judge at chambers or before a
praecipe
praecipe also pre·ci·pe [pre-sə-pē, prē-] n [Medieval Latin precipe, legal writ commanding a person to do something or show cause why he or she should not, from Latin praecipe, imperative of praecipere to give rules or precepts, admonish,
VerbarScire facias
A judicial writ founded upon some record and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the party bringing it should not have advantage of such record or as in the case of
Attachment of debts
garnishee maybe required to appear before the Court, or a judge, or an officer of the Court, to show cause why he should not pay to the judgment creditor the debt due from him (the garnishee) to the
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