| 单词 | safe pledge |
| 释义 | > as lemmassafe pledge safe pledge n. [after post-classical Latin salvus plegius (1199, c1265 in British sources)] Law (now historical and rare) a surety given in order to guarantee a person's appearance at his or her trial. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > bailing or bail > [noun] > bail or security for release of prisoner bail1495 safe pledge1607 1607 J. Cowell Interpreter at Safe Safe pledge, (Salvus plegius) is a suretie giuen for a mans appearance against a day assigned. 1775 J. Paul Every Landlord 122 Do you..by sureties and safe pledges compel the said A. that he be before us on (the return). 1854 W. H. Rule Stud. from Hist. I. 39 The King commanded the Sheriff..to arrest the fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, nephews and nieces, of all those persons, and to put them and their chattels in safe pledge, until his pleasure should be known. 2003 R. Hayman Trees iii. 24 For the first two transgressions against the venison a safe pledge was to be taken, while the third offence was punishable by execution. < as lemmas |
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