DEBET SINE BREVE

debet sine breve (dee-bet ordeb-et sI-nee breevorbree-vee), n. [Law Latin “debt without a writ”] 1. An action for debt commenced under a bill rather than a writ. 2. A debt confessed by judgment. — Abbr. d.si.ib. — Also termed debitum sine breve; debit sans breve. See CONFESSION OF JUDGMENT.