De Essonio De Malo Lecti
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Writ of essoin of malum lecti. A writ which issued upon an essoin of malum lecti being cast, to examine whether the party was in fact sick or not. Reg. Orig. 8 b. See "De Malo Lecti." DE ESTOVERIIS HABENDIS (Lat. to obtain estovers). A writ which lay for a woman divorced a mensa et thoro to recover her alimony or estovers. 1 Bl. Comm. 441. DE ESTREPAMENTO (Law Lat.) Writ of estrepement. A writ to prevent or stop the commission of waste in lands by a tenant during the pendency of a suit against him for their recovery. Reg. Orig. 76 b; Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 60; 3 Bl. Comm. 225, 226. Abolished by St. 3 & 4 Wm. IV. c. 27. See "Estrepement." DE EU ET TRENE (Law Fr.) Of water and whip of three cords. A term applied to a neife, that is, a bond woman or female villein, as employed in servile work, and subject to corporal punishment. Co. Litt. 25 b. DE EVE ET DE TREVE (Law Fr.; Lat. de avo et de tritavo). From grandfather and great-grandfather's great-grandfather. A phrase used in year books in cases where a party was claimed by another as his villein, as descriptive of the ancestral rights of lords in such cases. DE EXCOMMUNICATO CAPIENDO (Lat. for taking one who is excommunicated). A writ commanding the sheriff to arrest one who was excommunicated, and imprison him till he should become reconciled to the church. 3 Bl. Comm. 102. DE EXCOMMUNICATO DELIBERANDO (Lat. for freeing one excommunicated). A writ to deliver an excommunicated person, who has made satisfaction to the church, from prison. 3 Bl. Comm. 102. DE EXCOMMUNICATO RECAPIENDO (Law Lat.) Writ for retaking an excommunicated person, where he has been liberated from prison, without making satisfaction to the church, or giving security for that purpose. Reg. Orig. 67. DE EXCUSATIONIBUS (Lat. of excuses). The first title of the twenty-seventh book of the Digests is so denominated, as treating of the excuses which will relieve a person from acting as guardian or curator. It is made up, in a great degree, of extracts from the Greek work of Herennius Modestinus on the subject. DE EXECUTIONE FACIENDA IN WITHERNAMIUM (Law Lat.) Writ for making execution in withernam. Reg. Orig. 82 b. A species of capias in withernam. DE EXECUTIONE JUDICII (Law Lat.) Writ of execution of judgment. A writ directed to a sheriff or bailiff, commanding him to do execution upon a judgment. Reg. Orig. 18; Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 20; 3 Reeve, Hist. Eng. Law, 56.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A writ which issued upon an essoin of malum lecté being cast, to examine whether the party was in fact sick or not. Reg, Orig. 8b.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Breve. L. Lat. Writ of essoin of m^lum lecti. A writ which issued upon an essoin of malum lecti being cast, to examine whether the party was in fact sick, or not. Reg. Grig. 8 b. See Be malo lecti,