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Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

A discharge from amer6ements where one having been a fugitive came to peace with the king of own accord or with license. Termea de la Ley; Cun. L. Diet. But some authorities add to this definition a qumre whether it is not rather a fine set upon a fugitive to be allowed to return to the king’s place. Cowell; Holthouse.