An abbreviation for hoc verbo or hoc voce, this word, under this word; used in references to dictionaries and other works alphabetically arranged. … [Read more...] about H. V.
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HABE, OR HAVE
Lat. A form of the salutatory expression "Ave" (hail,) in the titles of the constitutions of the Theodoslan and Justinianean Codes. Calvin; Spelman. … [Read more...] about HABE, OR HAVE
HABEAS CORPORA
English practice. A writ issued out of the C. P. commending the sheriff to compel the appearance of a jury in the cause between the parties. It answers the same purpose in that court as the Distringas juratores answers in the K. B. … [Read more...] about HABEAS CORPORA
HABEAS CORPORA JURATORUM
A writ commanding the sheriff to bring up the persons of jurors, and, if need were, to distrain them of their lands and goods, in order to insure or compel their attendance in court on the day of trial of a cause. It issued from the Common Pleas, and served the same purpose as a distringas juratores in the King's Bench. It was abolished by the C. L. p. Act, 1852, … [Read more...] about HABEAS CORPORA JURATORUM
HABEAS CORPUS
Lat. (You have the body.) The name given to a variety of writs, (of which these were anciently the emphatic words,) having for their object to bring a party before a court or Judge. In common usage, and whenever these words are used alone, they are understood to mean the habeas corpus ad subjiciendum, (see infra.) Habeas corpus aet. The English statute of 31 Car. II. c. 2, is … [Read more...] about HABEAS CORPUS