Latitat: alternatives and connections

A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.

The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, ei…

The whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.

The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant cl…

To take by legal authority: (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a t…

A calling together of the king's (esp. the French king's) vassals for military service; also, the body of vassals thus assembled or su…

To rest, as upon an ultimate support; to be based or grounded; -- usually with on or upon.

A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; -- also called writ of ca…

A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or against an object, and used for restraining motion within given limits, or for holding so…

A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court w…

An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice; as, a council of physicians for consultation in a c…

To make a difference or distinction; to distinguish accurately; as, in judging of evidence, we should be careful to discriminate betwe…

To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.

A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a discontinuance of the estate tail. This writ has been abolished.

To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payme…

A writ from a higher court forbidding an inferior judge from further proceedings in a cause before; esp., a writ issuing from a higher…

A writ or process, granted by a court of equity, and, insome cases, under statutes, by a court of law,whereby a party is required to d…

A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go…