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A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
To indorse, sign: as, to back a process or writ. The warrant of a justice of the peace in one county must be backed, that is, signed, by a justice in another county, before it can be executed there. This practice prevailed for a long period prior to authorization by statute.' Under extradition treaties, an officer of government, usually the secretary of state, may indorse or back a. warrant of JEirrest.