outlawry

  • 41proscription — n. 1. Banishment, exile, outlawry, ostracism, expulsion. 2. Exclusion, interdiction, prohibition, outlawry. 3. Denunciation, censure, condemnation …

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  • 42Escheat — The right of a feudal lord to the return of lands held by his vassal, or the holding of a serf, should either die with out lawful heirs or suffer outlawry. The result of an incident that causes a fief to revert because a lord or tenant dies… …

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  • 43proscription — pro•scrip•tion [[t]proʊˈskrɪp ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of proscribing 2) the state of being proscribed 3) outlawry, interdiction, or prohibition • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME proscripcioun < L prōscrīptiō public notice of confiscation or outlawry… …

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  • 44exigent — exigent, exigi facias Exigent, /eksajant/ exigi facias /ekssjay feys(h)iyas/ L. Lat. In English practice, a judicial writ made use of in the process of outlawry, commanding the sheriff to demand the defendant (or cause him to be demanded, exigi… …

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  • 45exigi facias — exigent, exigi facias Exigent, /eksajant/ exigi facias /ekssjay feys(h)iyas/ L. Lat. In English practice, a judicial writ made use of in the process of outlawry, commanding the sheriff to demand the defendant (or cause him to be demanded, exigi… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 46exigent, exigi facias — Exigent, /eksajant/ exigi facias /ekssjay feys(h)iyas/ L. Lat. In English practice, a judicial writ made use of in the process of outlawry, commanding the sheriff to demand the defendant (or cause him to be demanded, exigi facial), from county… …

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  • 47exigent — exigent, exigi facias Exigent, /eksajant/ exigi facias /ekssjay feys(h)iyas/ L. Lat. In English practice, a judicial writ made use of in the process of outlawry, commanding the sheriff to demand the defendant (or cause him to be demanded, exigi… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 48exigi facias — exigent, exigi facias Exigent, /eksajant/ exigi facias /ekssjay feys(h)iyas/ L. Lat. In English practice, a judicial writ made use of in the process of outlawry, commanding the sheriff to demand the defendant (or cause him to be demanded, exigi… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 49exigent, exigi facias — Exigent, /eksajant/ exigi facias /ekssjay feys(h)iyas/ L. Lat. In English practice, a judicial writ made use of in the process of outlawry, commanding the sheriff to demand the defendant (or cause him to be demanded, exigi facial), from county… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 50lawlessness — noun 1. a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) • Syn: ↑anarchy • Derivationally related forms: ↑lawless, ↑anarchist (for: ↑anarchy), ↑anarchical ( …

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