| 单词 | distringas in detinue |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdistringas in detinue The name of a writ directing the sheriff to distrain in various cases. The main forms are, in Common Law: (a) the distringas to compel appearance, where defendant has a place of residence in England or Wales; (b) the distringas in detinue, to compel the defendant to deliver goods by distresses upon his chattels; (c) distringas juratores, empowering the sheriff to distrain defaulting jurors to compel their appearance; (d) (in Equity) a process issued against a corporation aggregate in cases of disobedience to the summons or directions of the court; (e) an order of the Chancery Court by which the Bank of England or other public company is restrained from permitting a transfer of stock or shares in which a party claims to be interested, or from paying any dividend on it. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > process, writ, warrant, or order > [noun] > writ > other writs compelling or empowering sheriff withernam1292 exigenta1325 scire facias1445 fieri-facias?1463 distringas1467 compulsorya1513 praemunirea1529 writ of waste1528–30 exigi facias1589 liberate1590 justicies1592 peremptory1606 pone1607 pone per vadium1607 levari faciasa1625 letters (or commissions) of fire and sword1678 1467 Ord. Worcester in Eng. Gilds 391 That no seriaunt [take] of eny citizen for servynge of a venire facias, habeas corpore and destringas, for alle but vj d. 1607 T. Middleton Phoenix sig. F Get your Distringas out as soone as you can for a Iurie. 1641 Art. against Sir H. Davenport in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 336 Writs of Distringas....directed to the several High Sheriffs of the said County of York; whereby the said Sheriffs were commanded further to distrain the said James Maleverer to appear as aforesaid. 1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 125 Distringas is a Writ directed to the Sheriffe or any other officer, commanding him to distreine for a debt to the King, &c. or for his appearing at a day. 1714 W. Scroggs Pract. Courts-leet (ed. 3) 172 An Attachment or Distringas to attach his Goods. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xxvii The process against a body corporate is by distringas to distrain them by their goods and chattels, rents, and profits, till they shall obey the summons or directions of the court. 1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 50 A distringas shall issue against the inhabitants to make them repair it [bridge, highway etc.]. < as lemmas |
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