Hist. A royal court whose jurisdiction was mainly civil, though it exercised quasi-criminal jurisdiction in offenses such as riot and forgery. • Dating from 1483, the Court of Requests was a part of the Privy Council. It was disbanded in 1641 when Parliament limited the Privy Council’s judicial functions.
sequestrari facias (see-kwes-trair-Ifay-shee-[schwa]s), n. [Law Latin “you are to cause to be sequestered”] Hist. Eccles. law. A process to enforce a judgment against a clergyman in a benefice, by which the bishop was ordered to sequester a church’s rents, tithes, or other profits until the debt was paid.
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A bequest whose effectiveness or continuation depends on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of a particular event. • An example might be a testator’s gift of “the income from the farm to my daughter, Betty, until she remarries.” If a condition prohibits certain legal conduct, such as using tobacco or growing a beard, it is sometimes
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letter of request. 1. A document issued by one court to a foreign court, requesting that the foreign court (1) take evidence from a specific person within the foreign jurisdiction or serve process on an individual or corporation within the foreign jurisdiction and (2) return the testimony or proof of service for use in a
writ of sequestration. A writ ordering that a court be given custody of something or that something not be taken from the jurisdiction, such as the collateral for a promissory note. • Such a writ is usu. issued during litigation, often so that the object will be available for attachment or execution after judgment. [Cases:
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Master of Requests. Hist. A judge of the Court of Requests.
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sequestrari facias 〈拉〉〈英〉(教会法)扣押教产令 令状要求主教进入堂区教会，行使堂区长〔rector〕职务，并扣押堂区长的圣俸清偿教会作为被告所欠原告的债务。主教向堂区俗人执事〔churchwarden〕签发清偿教会债务令〔sequestration〕来执行该令状。根据1871年《清偿教会债务法》〔Sequestration Act〕，主教应在扣押教产期间任命一带薪助理牧师。
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Master of Requests (1)〈英〉上请法官 原为上请法院〔court of requests〕助理，后为该法院法官，他们组成一个受理穷人或王室仆从所提起诉讼的常务委员会。(→court of requests) (2)〈苏格兰〉大法官事务秘书 存在于16世纪到1707年英格兰和苏格兰合并这一时期，职责是接受民众申诉，提醒大法官国务活动，搁置一些事务或申诉以便提交国王审视。
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A bequest that, by its terms, must be paid out of a specific source, such as a stock fund. [Cases: Wills 755. C.J.S. Wills §§ 1664, 1667–1677, 1679–1683.]
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A motion by which the mover seeks an amendment to his or her own motion after the chair has stated the motion. • The mover controls a motion only until the chair states the question. After that, the motion belongs to the assembly and the mover cannot modify it without the assembly’s permission. See friendly
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