Cassetur.L
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Lat. (That the writ be quashed.) In practice. The form of the judgment for the defendant on a plea in abatement, where the action was commenced by original writ, {breve,) 3 BL Com, 303.
Steph. PL 107, 109, (128, 131, Am. ed. 1824.) To CAST. [L. Fr. jecter, getter,] In old English practice.
To allege, offer or present. To cast an essoign was to allege ^n excuse for the failure of a party to appear in court, on the return of the original writ.
3 i Steph. Com, 669. 3 BL Com, 278. ^scoe Real AcL 156.
To enxta protection was to present or allege it as an excuse.
Co, Lilt. 128 a, 130, 131. 3 Reeves' HiH, Eng. Law, 406.
This word is now used as a popular rather than a technical term, in.the sense of — to overcome, overthrow or defeat in a civil action at law. Webster, Cast. \\jsX, jactus^ Overthrown or defeated in an action. See ^upra,