liberate (lib-[schwa]-ray-tee), n. [Law Latin] Hist. 1. A chancery writ to the Exchequer ordering the payment of an annual pension or other sum. 2. A writ to the sheriff authorizing delivery of any property given as bond and then taken when a defendant forfeited a recognizance. 3. A writ to a jailer ordering delivery of […]
liberate v. 释放；(从奴役、被监护等状态下)解放(出来) n. (英格兰古法) (1)年金令状 由文秘署发至财政署官员们的原始令状，要求支付年金或其他款项。 (2)释囚令状 指令监狱看守〔gaoler〕释放已提供保释金之罪犯。 (3)交付令状 指令郡长交付因某人未履行具结〔recognizance〕事项而被没收的个人财产；当估价性质的执行令针对市场中心债务证书〔statute staple〕签发后，债务人〔debtor or conusor〕的财产被郡长没收，名义上交至国王手中〔into the king’s hands〕，并由陪审团估价，债权人〔creditor or conusee〕只有再申请此交付令状〔liberate〕方能从郡长手中依此估价获得上述财产，当然他可以不接受该估价。 (→statutes staple and statutes merchant)