Wrecefree

Exempt from the forfeiture of shipwrecked goods and vessels to the king. Cowell. name of the sovereign or the state, for the purpose of compelling the defendant to do something therein mentioned. *The common-law writs, of which there were a multitude, generally bore specific Latin names, from their purpose, or from their emphatic words. The aim in the present work has been to place these according to their customary form. The great majority of them, being customarily introduced by the prefix "De," or "Pro," will be found so placed. Those hot customarily ^o introduced will be found under the first word of their names. Writs having English names are placed under the name without the prefix "Writ of" (e. g., "Habeas Corpus") except where such short form is never used, in which case the prefix is used, and the phrase placed under "W" (e. g., "Writ of Right"). It is issued by a court or other competent jurisdiction, and is returnable to the same. It is to be under seal and tested by the proper officer, and is directed to the sheriff or other officer lawfully authorized to execute the same. Writs are divided into original, by which actions or proceedings are begun, of mesne process, by which interlocutory proceedings are initiated, of execution, by which the judgment or decree is carried into effect. See 3 Bl. Comm. 273; 1 Tidd, Prac. 93; Gould, PI. c. 2, § 1.

wrecfree, yvrectry.

In old English law. Exempt from the forfeiture of shipwrecked goods and vessels to the king.