Brevia selecta

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Selected writs. Brevia, tam originalia quam judiciali, patiuntur anglica nomina. Original writs as well as judicial writs bear English names. Breviarium alaricianum. A Roman code adopted about 506 A. D. Breviate. An abstract or synopsis. Brevibus et votulus liberandis. A writ ordering a sheriff to turn over all the paraphernalia of his office to his successor.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary