de moderata misericordia capienda
de moderata misericordia capienda (dee mod-[schwa]-ray-t[schwa] miz-[ schwa]-ri-kor-dee-[schwa] kap-ee-en-d[schwa]), n. [Law Latin “for taking a moderate amercement”] Hist. A writ ordering a bailiff to take a moderate penalty from a party who had been excessively penalized in a court not of record. • The writ was founded on Magna Carta.