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exigi facias

exigi facias (ek-s[schwa]-jIfay-shee-[schwa]s). [Latin] That you cause to be demanded. • These were the emphatic words of the Latin form of the writ of exigent; the phrase was sometimes used as the name of the writ. See EXIGENT.

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exigent

exigent, adj. Requiring immediate action or aid; urgent (exigent circumstances). exigent (ek-s[schwa]-j[schwa]nt), n. Hist. A judicial writ employed in the process of outlawry, commanding the sheriff to demand the defendant’s appearance, from county court to county court, until he was outlawed — or, if the defendant appeared, to take him before the court to answer

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writ of proclamation

writ of proclamation 公告令 一种根据伊丽莎白在位第31年颁布的一项制定法,与剥夺法权催告令〔exigent; exigi facias〕同时签发的命令,由被告居住郡的郡长于剥夺法权前一个月在最易为被告知晓之地点发布三个公告的令状。该令状旨在禁止秘密剥夺法权。若执行该令状之郡长与执行剥夺法权催告令之郡长非同一人,则前者发布的命令通常被称之为涉外公告令〔foreign writ of proclamation〕。

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quinto exactus

quinto exactus (kwin-toh eg-zak-t[schwa]s). [Latin “exacted the fifth time”] Hist. A sheriff’s return made after a defendant had been called to five county courts but failed to appear. • The county coroners then ordered that the defendant be deprived of the benefits of the law. “And, if a non est inventus is returned upon all

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