Sequela
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A suit; a process; a prosecution.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In Lat.
In old English law. Suit; process or prosecution. Sequela causes, the process of a cause. Cowell.
— Sequela curiae. Suit of court. Cowell.~-Sequela vill anorum. The family retinue and appurtenances to the goods and chattels of villeins, which were at the absolute disposal of the lord. Par. Antiq. 216.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I. I In old English law. Suit; process or prosecution; following or followers. Sequela causse: the process of a cause; the, process and depending issue of a cause or trial. Sequela curiae: suit of court.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
/. A suit; prosecution.