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Breve. Writ for making an allowance. An old writ directed to the lord treasurer and barons of the exchequer, for allowing certain officers (as collectors of customs) in their accounts certain payments made by them. Reg. Orig. 192. … [Read more...] about DE ALLOCATIONE FACIENDA

Writ for taking cattle in withernam. A writ which lay where the sheriff returned to a plurics writ of replevin that the cattle or goods, etc., were elolned, etc.; by which he was commanded to take the cattle of the defendant in withernam, (or reprisal,) and detain them until he could replevy the other cattle. Reg. Orig. 82; Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 73, E. F. See WITHERNAM. … [Read more...] about DE AVERIIS CAPTIS IN WITHERNAMIUM

"For good and ill." The Latin form of the law French phrase "De bien et de mal." In ancient criminal pleading, this was the expression with which the prisoner put himself upon a Jury, indicating his absolute submission to their verdict. This was also the name of the special writ of jail delivery formerly in use in England, which issued for each particular prisoner, of course. … [Read more...] about DE BONO ET MALO

An arbitrator, umpire, or elected judge. Cowell. … [Read more...] about DAYSMAN

Of high and low. A phrase anciently used to denote the absolute submission of all differences to arbitration. Cowell … [Read more...] about DE ALTO ET BASSO