In ancient writ which was issued in the case of each prisoner, instead of a general commission of general jail delivery for all the prisoners. This writ has not been used for a very long time, and is obsolete. See DEBONO ET MALO; ASSIZE … [Read more...]

In the ancient English law, when an action was brought for the same cause of action which had been before settled by arbitration, this writ was brought. Wats. on Arb. 256. … [Read more...]

practice. A mandatory precept issued by the authority, and in the name of the sovereign or the state, for the purpose of compelling the defendant to do something therein mentioned. 2. It is issued by a court or other competent jurisdiction, and is return-able to the same. It is to be under seal and tested by the proper officer, and is directed to the sheriff, or other officer … [Read more...]

Exempt from the forfeiture of shipwrecked goods and vessels to the king. Cowell. … [Read more...]

mar. law. A wreck signifies such goods, as after a shipwreck, are cast upon land by the sea, and left there within some county, so as not to belong to the jurisdiction of the admiralty, but to the common law. 2. The term "wreck of the sea" includes, 1. Goods found at low water, between high and low water mark; and 2. Goods between the same limits, partly resting on the ground, … [Read more...]