DECIES TANTUM

decies tantum

decies tantum (desh-ee-eez ordee-shee-eez tan-t[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin “ten times as much”] Hist. A writ ordering a juror who accepted a bribe for a verdict to pay ten times the bribery amount, half to the suing party and half to the Crown. “Decies tantum is a writ that lies where a juror in any inquest […]

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