court of attachments

court of attachments
An ancient English forest court for inquiry into offenses against vert and venison, that is, against unlawfully killing deer or stealing wood in the king's forests, or preparing to do so. It was called the court of attachments because persons thus offending could he attached in their bodies if taken in the act, or else attached by their goods. See 3 Bl Comm 71.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Court of Attachments — In old English law, the lowest of the three courts held in the forests. It has fallen into total disuse. It was held before the verderers of the forest once in every forty days, to view the attachments by the foresters for offences against the… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Court of Attachments — In old English law, the lowest of the three courts held in the forests. It has fallen into total disuse. It was held before the verderers of the forest once in every forty days, to view the attachments by the foresters for offences against the… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Court of Sweinmote — /kort av sweynmowt/ (Spelled, also, Swainmote, Swaingemote.) (Saxon, swang, an attendant, a freeholder, and mote or gemote, a meeting.) In England, one of the old forest courts, held before the verderers, as judges, by the steward, thrice in… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Court of Swainmote — Court of Sweinmote /kort av sweynmowt/ (Spelled, also, Swainmote, Swaingemote.) (Saxon, swang, an attendant, a freeholder, and mote or gemote, a meeting.) In England, one of the old forest courts, held before the verderers, as judges, by the… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Court of Swaingemote — Court of Sweinmote /kort av sweynmowt/ (Spelled, also, Swainmote, Swaingemote.) (Saxon, swang, an attendant, a freeholder, and mote or gemote, a meeting.) In England, one of the old forest courts, held before the verderers, as judges, by the… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Court of Sweinmote — /kort av sweynmowt/ (Spelled, also, Swainmote, Swaingemote.) (Saxon, swang, an attendant, a freeholder, and mote or gemote, a meeting.) In England, one of the old forest courts, held before the verderers, as judges, by the steward, thrice in… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Court of Swainmote — Court of Sweinmote /kort av sweynmowt/ (Spelled, also, Swainmote, Swaingemote.) (Saxon, swang, an attendant, a freeholder, and mote or gemote, a meeting.) In England, one of the old forest courts, held before the verderers, as judges, by the… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Court of Swaingemote — Court of Sweinmote /kort av sweynmowt/ (Spelled, also, Swainmote, Swaingemote.) (Saxon, swang, an attendant, a freeholder, and mote or gemote, a meeting.) In England, one of the old forest courts, held before the verderers, as judges, by the… …   Black's law dictionary

  • attachments — See attachment; court of attachments …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • court of sweinmote — A forest court held three times in each year before the verderors of the forest as judges and with sweins or freeholders of the forest as jurors, to inquire into grievances commuted by forest officers and to try presentments certified from the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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