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writ of summons — writ′ of sum′mons n. lawg a writ requiring one to appear in court to answer a complaint • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
Writ — For other uses, see Writ (disambiguation). In common law, a writ is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court. Warrants, prerogative writs and subpoenas… … Wikipedia
Writ of Amparo and Habeas Data (Philippines) — See also: amparo (law). The Writ of Amparo and Habeas Data (Philippines) are Prerogative writs to supplement the inefficacy of Philippine Habeas Corpus (Rule 102, Revised Rules of Court). Amparo means protection, while Habeas Data is access to… … Wikipedia
writ — An order issued by a court. A writ of summons is an order by which an action in the High Court is started. It commands the defendant to appear before the court to answer the claim made in the writ by the plaintiff. It is used in actions in tort,… … Accounting dictionary
writ — An order issued by a court. A writ of summons is an order by which an action in the High Court is started. It commands the defendant to appear before the court to answer the claim made in the writ by the plaintiff. It is used in actions in tort,… … Big dictionary of business and management
writ of summons — a writ issued by the clerk of the crown on behalf of the British monarch summoning a lord spiritual or a lord temporal to attend parliament * * * Law. a writ requiring one to appear in court to answer a complaint. [1835 45] … Useful english dictionary
writ of summons — Law. a writ requiring one to appear in court to answer a complaint. [1835 45] * * * … Universalium
Writ — 1) Sealed document, transmitting an order from the king or his courts. (Sayles, George O. The King s Parliament of England, 146) 2) A royal order to a definite person; a mandate commanding something to be done, usually by the sheriff of the… … Medieval glossary
Cape (writ) — In old British law, a cape was a judicial writ concerning a plea of lands and tenements; so called, as most writs are, from the word which carried the chief intention of the writ.The writ was divided into cape magnum , or the grand cape , and… … Wikipedia
return to writ — A response to a writ or process, as where a sheriff or other officer having the custody of a prisoner responds to it writ of habeas corpus by stating in form prescribed by statute the material facts respecting thc detention of the prisoner. 25 Am … Ballentine's law dictionary
