- committitur piece
- An instrument in writing, charging on execution under a judgment the person of one already in prison. Bouvier's Law Dict.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
committitur piece
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committitur piece — /kamitatar piys/ In old English law, an instrument in writing on paper or parchment, which charged a person, already in prison, in execution at the suit of the person who arrested him … Black's law dictionary
committitur piece — /kamitatar piys/ In old English law, an instrument in writing on paper or parchment, which charged a person, already in prison, in execution at the suit of the person who arrested him … Black's law dictionary
piece — A weapon, particularly a firearm. See bail piece; committitur piece; satisfaction piece … Ballentine's law dictionary
