Filacer

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

An officer of the common pleas, whose duty it was to file the writs on which he made process. There were fourteen of them, and it was their duty to make out all original process. Cowell; Blount. The office is now abolished.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One of the clerks in English superior courts who filed writs and issued them.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

All officer of the common pleas, king’s bench, and exchequer, whose duty it was to file the writs on which he made process. There were fourteen of them; and it was their duty to make out all original proce.ss. Cowell; Blount; Jacob L. Diet. It is used In 8 Mod. 284. The office was abolished in 1837.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An officer of the superior courts at Westminster, whose duty it was to file the writs on which he made process. There were fourteen filacers, and it was their duty to make out all original process. Cowell ; Blount. The office was abolished in 1837.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

filazer, fllizer.

In English law. An old officer of the Court of Common Pleas and other courts, so called because he filed the writs whereon he made out process.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

An oflicer of the superior courts at Westminster, whose duty it was to file the writs on which he made process. Cowell; Blount. The office was abolished in 1837. ‘FILARE.

In old English practice. To file. Townsh. Pl. 67.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Filazer, Filizer. [L. Lat. filizarius, filazarius; from Fr. file, filace, (Lat. filum,) a thread.] An officer of the court of common pleas in England, so called, because he filed the writs whereon he made out process. Cowell. There were fourteen of these officers, whose duty was to make out all original writs, and process thereon, to enter the appearance of defendants, special bails, imparlances, &c. Termes de la ley. 1 Arch. Pr. 11, et passim. This office was abolished by statutes 7 Will. IV., and 1 Vict. c. 30. Holthouse.