Breve Perquirere
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
To purchase a writ or license of trial, in the king's courts, by the plaintiff, qui breve perquisivit; whence the usage of paying 6s. 8d fine to the crown where the debt is £40, and of 10s. where the debt is £100, etc., in suits and trials for money due upon bond, etc. Wharton.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
To purchase a writ or license of trial in the king's courts by the plaintiff.
Defined under Breve in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
To purchase a writ or license of trial, in the king’s courts. by the plaintiff, qué breve perquisivit.