cadere

cadere (kad-[schwa]-ree), vb. [Latin “to fail”] Hist.

1. To end, cease, or fail. • This term usu. refers to the failure of a writ action. Cadit breve, for example, means “the writ fails.”

2. To be changed or turned into. • Cadit assisa in juratum means “the assize is changed into a jury.”