In the civil law. A diligent prosecution of a remedy against a debtor; the exhausting of a remedy against a principal debtor, before resorting to his sureties. Translated “discussion,” (q. v.)
In old English law. Rescue or rescous. Spelman.
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In the civil law. A diligent prosecution of a remedy against a debtor; the exhausting of a remedy against a principal debtor, before resorting to his sureties. Translated “discussion,” (q. v.)
In old English law. Rescue or rescous. Spelman.