departure in despite of court

departure in despite of court. Hist. A failure of a defendant (called a tenant) in a real action to appear on demand. • A tenant, having once appeared in a real action, was considered to be constructively present until again called. So if the tenant failed to appear when demanded, the tenant was said to have departed in despite (in contempt) of court.

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