An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business.
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The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…
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A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in order that the…
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A judicial writ that lies for one who has recovered in debt or damages, commanding the sheriff that he cause to be made of the goods, chattels, or re…
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A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detent…
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A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the perfo…
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The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.
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A judicial writ, founded upon some record, and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the party bringing it should not have advantag…
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A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process by which a defendant in equ…
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The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty.
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A judicial writ or precept directed to the sheriff, requiring him to cause a certain number of qualified persons to appear in court at a specified ti…
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That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which on…
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