Fresh suit

Where a man robbed follows the robber with all diligence, apprehends and convicts him of felony by verdict, even if it requires a year, it is called fresh suit, and the party shall have his goods again. The same term was applied to other cases; Cowell; 1 Bla. Com. 297.

In old English law. Immediate and unremitting pursuit of an escaping thief. "Such a present and earnest following of a robber as never ceases from the time of the robbery until apprehension. # The party pursuing then had back again his goods, which otherwise were forfeited to the crown." Staundef. P. C. lib. 3, cc. 10, 12; 1 Bl. Comm. 297.

Defined under Fresh in Black's Law Dictionary.

In old English law. Immediate and unremitting pursuit of an escaping thief. “Such a present and earnest following of a robberas never ceases from the time of the robbery until apprehension. The party pursuing then had back again his goods, which otherwise were forfeited to the crown.” Staunief. P. C. lib. 8, cc. 16, 12; 1 BI. Comm, 297.

[L. Lat. recens insecutio.] In English law. Immediate or speedy pursuit, or prosecution. The pursuit of an offender, or felon, as a thief, immediately, or as soon as possible after the robbery^ incli^ding the prosecution of such pursuit until the apprehension and conviction of the offender. The object of this was to enable the party to recover his goods, which otherwise would belong to the king.* JBritt. c. 15. The early and speedy prosecution of a suit. Stat. Oloc, c. 9.

Engl. law, is an earnest pursuit of the offender, when a robbery has been committed, without ceasing, until he has been arrested or discovered. Toml. Law Dict. - f.