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Ne exeat

Ballentine's Law Dictionary · James A. Ballentine · 1916

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

In England, a high prerogative writ issued for state or political purpose to forbid a subject to depart from the realm. In U. S., a process of a court of equity, issued upon cause shown, to restrain a party from leaving the state or the jurisdiction until he has given bail to perform its decree.

See 118 Am. St. Rep. 389, note.