Mainpernor

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889), Abbott (1879)

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old practice. A surety for the appearance of a person under arrest, who is delivered out of custody into the hands of his bail. "Mainpernors" differ from "bail" in that a man's bail may imprison or surrender him up before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do neither, but are barely sureties for his appearance at the day. Bail are only sureties that the party be answerable for the special matter for which they stipulate; mainpernors are bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever. 3 Bl. Comm. 128. Other distinctions are made in the old books. See Cowell.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

Maynpernour, meinpernonr, I. fr.

In old English law. A surety for the appearance of a person delivered to him out of prison, — differing from bail in being bound to produce the prisoner in answer to any charge, and having no right to imprison him or surrender him after the manner of bail.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In old practic. A surety for the appearance of a person under arrest, wlio is delivered out of custody into the hands of his bail. ‘“Mainpernors” differ from “bail” in that a man’s bail may imprison or surrender him up before the stipulated day of appearance; mainpernors can do neither, but are barely sureties for his appearance at theday., Bail are only sureties that the party be answerable for the special matter for which they stipulate; mainpernors are bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever. 3 Bl. Comm, 128. Other distinctions are made in the old books. See Cowell,

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

6 A surety that a defendant would appear and answer all charges. " Bail " are sureties fora specified matter, expressly stipulated. They may imprison or surrender at any time; whereas, "mainpernors" can do neither.** Mainprize. The writ or proceeding by which a defendant was committed to mainpernors.' March, 1879 (second, third, fourth classes); 1 Sup. R. S. 455; also, E. S. §§ 3S96-3913. * F. mekaing, abatement of strength from hurt; mutilation. ^ Eidenour v. State, 38 Ohio St. 273 (1883). = State V. Harris, 11 Iowa, «6 (1860); Regina v. Bullock, 11 Cox, Or. C. 127 (1S6S). * Rex V. Beare, 1 Ld. Ray. 417 5 4B1. Com. 307; 3 id. 71.

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

A surety for the appearance of a person taken upon a writ of mainprise. According to Blackstone, and several authorities following his explanation, mainpernors differed from bail in that of appearance: mainpernors could not do either, but were merely sureties for his appearance at the day. Bail were sureties only that the party would be answerable for the special matter for which they stipulate: mainpernors were bound to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever. 3 Bl. Com. 128. For some other distinctions, see Jacob, tit. Mainprise.