Coram

I. Before; in presence of. Applied to persons only. Coram nobis: before us; the name of a writ of error where proceedings of a court are to be reviewed by itself. Coram non judice: before onewho is not a judge, or who has not jurisdiction. Sometimes applied to proceedings even in a court having jurisdiction, where they become void by irregularity. Coram paribus: before the peers or freeholders; — de vicineto: before the peers or freeholders of the neighborhood. Coram sectatoribus: before the suitors. Coram Tobis: before you; the name of a writ of error to review proceedings of another court In English law. Coram domino rege ubicuuque tunc faerit Angliee: before our lord the king, wl^erever he shall then be in England. Coram ipso rege: before the king himself, — i. e. before the court of King's Bench, which was originally held before the king in person. the name given to writs of error on judgments of other courts than the King's Bench, especially the court of Common Pleas.