Aforciamentum
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850)
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I, I In old English law. An afforcement; a strengthening or adding to; increase. Aforciamentum plegiorum: aforcement of pledges. Aforciamentum distrlctionis: aforcement of a distress.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat.
In old English law. An affbrcement; a strengthening, adding to; increase. Aforciamentum plegiorum; aforcement of pledges. If a defendant did not appear after the first attachment, then upon the plaintiff offering himself, he was to be attached by better pledges, to answer on another day. This was called aforciamentum plegiorum. Bract. fol. 439 b. 1 Beeves' Hist. E. L. 482. Aforciam>entum districtionis; aforcement of a distress. Bract, fol. 330. Aforciamentum curice. Id. fol. 35.