testatum (tes-tay-t[schwa]m). [Latin “attested”] Hist. A writ issued in a county where a defendant or a defendant’s property is located when venue lies in another county. • This writ, when issued after a ground writ, allowed the seizure of the defendant or the defendant’s property in another county. — Also termed testatum bill; testatum writ; […]
prisel en auter lieu (prI-z[schwa]l awn oh-tayl-yoo). [Law French “a taking in another place”] A plea in abatement in a replevin action.
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autrefois (oh-tr[schwa]-fwahoroh-t[schwa]r-foyz). [Law French] On another occasion; formerly. autrefois acquit ([schwa]-kwitor a-kee). A plea in bar of arraignment that the defendant has been acquitted of the offense. — Also termed former acquittal. See DOUBLE JEOPARDY. [Cases: Criminal Law 289–297; Double Jeopardy 100. 1. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 381–383.] “Suppose that a transgressor is charged and
golden handcuffs. Remuneration set at such a high level that the employee earning it cannot leave the firm or company and receive commensurate pay elsewhere. • As a result, the employee often stays in the position even if it is otherwise unrewarding or unpleasant.
A plea bargain in which a prosecutor agrees to drop some of the counts or reduce the charge to a less serious offense in exchange for a plea of either guilty or no contest from the defendant.
solvit post diem (sol-vit pohst dI-[schwa]m). [Law Latin “he paid after the day”] Hist. In a debt action on a bond, a plea that the defendant paid the debt after the due date but before commencement of the lawsuit.
de fine non capiendo pro pulchre placitando (dee fI-nee non kap-ee-en-doh proh p[schwa]l-kree plas-[schwa]-tan-doh), n. [Law Latin “of not taking a fine for amending a bad pleading”] Hist. A writ prohibiting the imposition of a fine for bad pleading. See BEAUPLEADER.
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with strong hand. With force. • In common-law pleading, this term implies a degree of criminal force, esp. as used in forcible-entry statutes.
res merae facultatis (rays meer-ee fak-[schwa]l-tay-tis). [Law Latin] Scots law. A matter of mere power. “Res merae facultatis …. Such, for example, is the right which a proprietor has of building upon his own property, or which any one has of walking upon the seashore, or sailing upon the sea, or on any navigable river.
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