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Impetere

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

To impeach.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. I.

In old English law. To impeach or accuse; to call to account, or hold aocountabla for some alleged damage; a demand; a judicial claim or interruption by suit. Impetitio vast!: impeachment of waste.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

I. To impeach, command; to sue. Impetitio vasti: impeachment of waste.