Excuss
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
To seize and detain by law. EXCUSSIO (Lat.)
In civil law. Exhaust ing the principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. Discussion is used in the same sense in Scotch law. Vicat, "Excusionis Beneficium."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
To seize goods under process.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
To seize and detain by law.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
To seize and detain by law.