单词 | letter of intercommuning |
释义 | > as lemmasletter (or writ) of intercommuning a. Scots Law. The holding of intercourse or having dealings with a person legally proscribed. letter (or writ) of intercommuning: a letter issued by the Privy Council, or other authority, prohibiting intercourse with the person or persons named in it. Now Historical. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > harbouring criminals or outlaws flemensfirthc1020 resetc1485 receptment1620 intercommuning1646 society > law > administration of justice > process, writ, warrant, or order > [noun] > writ > writ prohibiting communication letter (or writ) of intercommuning1646 writ of intercommoninga1715 1646 J. Maxwell Burden of Issachar (1708) II. 300 Upon the same Remonstrance goeth out a Writ, which there they call Letters of Intercommuning..the Intent is, that none of the King's Subjects commune or confer with him..otherwise, the Intercommuner is to be judg'd and reputed to be a Rebel of the same guiltiness. 1761–2 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1806) V. lxvi. 59 Several writs of intercommuning were now issued against the hearers and preachers in conventicles. a1806 C. J. Fox Hist. James II (1808) ii. 110 Letters had been issued by government, forbidding the intercommuning with persons who had neglected, or refused, to appear before the privy council, when cited for the above crimes. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。