In English law. A fee taken by the sheriff, time out of mind, for every prisoner who is acquitted. Bac. Abr. “Extortion.” Abolished by St 14 Geo. III. c 26; 55 Geo. III. c. 50; 8 & 9 Vict c. 114.
In English law. A fee taken by the sheriff, time out of mind, for every prisoner who is acquitted. Bac. Abr. “Extortion.” Abolished by St 14 Geo. III. c 26; 55 Geo. III. c. 50; 8 & 9 Vict c. 114.