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Mesne Writ of

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An, ancient and abolished writ, which lay) when the lord paramount distrained on the tenant paravail. The latter had a writ of mesne against the mesne lord. As to mesne "Conveyance," "Process," and "Profits," see those titles.

Defined under Mesne in Black's Law Dictionary.