De lunatico inquirendo
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A writ to have one’s sanity inquired into.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The name of a writ directed to the sheriff, directing him to inquire by good and lawful men whether the party charged is a lunatic or not
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The name of a writ directed to the sheriff, directing him to inquire by good and lawful men whether the party charged is a lunatic or not,
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. For inquiring about a lunatic or lunacy. The name of a commission, in the nature of a writ, issued in cases of alleged lunacy, to inquire whether the party be a lunatic or not; otherwise called a commission of lunacy. Stock on Non Compotes Mentis, 86 — 92. Reg. Jud. Appendix, 19. 2 Steph. Com. 581. See Commission of Lunacy.