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Dower, writ of right of, the remedy for a widow who had been deforced of part of her dower. Abolished by (English) C.L.P. Act, 1860, s. 26....
Dower unde nihil habet, writ of
Dower unde nihil habet, writ of, the remedy for a widow to whom no dower had been assigned within the time limited by law, 3 Bl. Com. 183. Abolished by (English) C.L.P. Act, 1860, s. 26....
Descender, writ of formedon in
Descender, writ of formedon in, an abolished process, Fitz. N. B. 21; 1 Steph. Com....
Delivery, writ of
Delivery, writ of. See EXECUTION....
Day-rule, or day-writ
Day-rule, or day-writ, a permission to a prisoner to go out of prison, for the purpose of transacting his business, as to hear a case in which he is concerned at the assizes, etc. Abolished by 5 & 6 Vict. c. 22, s. 12....
Admeasurement, writ of
Admeasurement, writ of. It lay against persons who usurped more than their share, in the two following cases; admeasurement of dower, where the widow held from the heir more land, etc., as dower than rightly belonged to her; and admeasurement of pasture, which lay where any one having common of pasture surcharged the common, Termes de la Ley....
writ of garnishment
writ of garnishment a means of enforcing a judgment in which the defendant's property (e.g., a bank account, wages, or any debt owed to the defendant by someone else) is to be seized and is in the hands of a third person . Source: Federal Judicial Center ...
writ of debt
writ of debt :debt ...
writ of certiorari
writ of certiorari :certiorari ...
Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
Habeas corpus ad subjiciendum (that you have the body to answer). This, the most celebrated prerogative writ in the English law, is a remedy for a person deprived of his liberty. It is addressed to him who detains another in custody, and commands him to produce the body, with the day and cause of his caption and detention, and to do, submit to, and receive whatever the judge or Court shall consider in that behalf. The writ is applied for either by motion to a Court or application to a judge, supported by an affidavit of the facts. (See (English) Crown Office Rules, 1906, rr. 216-230.) If a probable ground be shown that the party is imprisoned without a cause and has a right to be delivered, this writ ought of right to be granted to every man committed or detained in prison or otherwise restrained, though by command of the sovereign, the Privy Council, or any other power. Therefore there is an absolute necessity of express-ing upon every commitment the reason for which it is made, that ...
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