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SUMMONITORES SCACCARII

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Officers who assisted in collecting the revenues by citing the defaulters therein into the court of exchequer. … [Read more...]

SUPER

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Lat. Upon; above; over. Super altum mare. On the high sea. Hob. 212; 2 Ld. Raym. 1453. Super praero-gativa regis. A writ which formerly lay against the king's tenant's widow for marrying without the royal license. Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 174. Super statuto. A writ upon the statute 1 Edw. III. c. 12, that lay against the king's tenant holding in chief, who aliened the king's land … [Read more...]

SUMMONS

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(A) practice. The name of a writ commanding the sheriff, or other authorized officer, to notify a party to appear in court to answer a complaint made against him and in the said writ specified, on a day therein mentioned. (B) The official notice, prepared by a plaintiff and issued by a court, informing the defendant that he or she is being sued and is required to appear in … [Read more...]

SUMMUM JUS

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Lat. Strict right; extreme right. The extremity or rigor of the law. Summa Jus, summa injuria; summa lex, summa crux. Extreme law (rigor of law) is the greatest injury; strict law is great punishment. Hob. 125. That is, Insistence upon the full measure of a man's strict legal rights may work the greatest Injury to others, unless equity can aid. … [Read more...]

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