DE HOMINE CAPTO IN WITHERNAMIUM

de homine capto in withernamium (dee hom-[schwa]-nee kap-toh in with-[ schwa]r-nay-mee-[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin “for taking a man in withernam”] Hist. A writ to seize and jail a person who took a bondman out of the county to keep the bondman from being replevied. • The defendant was jailed without bail until the bondman was […]