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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

A portion or fragment of a writing. In Scotch law, the certified copy, by a clerk of a court, of the proceedings in an action carried on before the court, and of the judgment pronounced; containing also an order for execution or proceedings thereupon. Jacob; Whishaw.