Apostata
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In civil and old English law. An apostate. Code, 1. 7; Reg. Orig. 71b.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In civil and old English law. An apostate; a deserter from the faith; one who has renounced the Christian faith. Cod. 1, 7; Reg. Orig. 71b.
— Apostata capiendo. An obsolete English writ which issued against an apostate, or one who had violated the rules of his religious order. It was addressed to the sheriff, and commanded him to deliver the defendant into the custody of the abbot or prior. Reg. Orig. 7l, 267; Jacob ; Wharton.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In civil and old English law, Anapostate; a deserter from the faith; one who has renounced the Christian faith, Uod. 1, 7; Reg. Orig. 716.