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For hearing and determining; to hear and determine. The name of a writ or rather commission granted to certain justices to hear and determine cases of heinous misdemeanor, trespass, riotous breach of the peace, etc. Reg. Orig. 123, et seq.; Fitzh. Nat Brev. 110 B. See OYER AND TERMINER. … [Read more...] about DE AUDIENDO ET TERMINANDO

Of the goods of the testator, or Intestate. A term applied to a judgment awarding execution against the property of a testator or intestate, as distinguished from the individual property of his executor or administrator. 2 Archb. Pr. K. B. 148, 149. … [Read more...] about DE BONIS TESTATORIS, OR INTESTATI

These are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. See Week. 2. The court will take judicial notice of the days of the week for example, when a writ of inquiry was stated in the pleadings to have been executed on the fifteenth of June, and, upon an examination, it was found to be Sunday, the proceeding was held to be defective. Forteso. 373; S. C. Str. … [Read more...] about DAYS OF THE WEEK

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