go hence

go hence
To depart from the court; with the further implication that a suitor who is directed to "go hence" is dismissed from further attendance upon the court in respect to the suit or proceeding which brought him there, and that he is finally denied the relief which he sought, or, as the case may be, absolved from the liability sought to be imposed upon him

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • Hence — (h[e^]ns), adv. [OE. hennes, hens (the s is prop. a genitive ending; cf. { wards}), also hen, henne, hennen, heonnen, heonene, AS. heonan, heonon, heona, hine; akin to OHG. hinn[=a]n, G. hinnen, OHG. hina, G. hin; all from the root of E. he. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hence — [ hens ] adverb FORMAL *** Hence can be used in the following ways: as a way of starting a sentence, clause, or phrase, and showing how it is related to what has just been said: Crime is on the increase, hence the need for more police. as an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hence — W2 [hens] adv formal [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: hen hence (12 15 centuries) (from Old English heonan) + s (as in backwards)] 1.) [sentence adverb] for this reason ▪ The cost of transport is a major expense for an industry. Hence factory location… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hence — [hens] adv. [ME hennes < henne < OE heonan(e), from here + (e)s, adv. gen. suffix (as in SINCE, THENCE) < IE base as in HE1, HERE] 1. from this place; away [go hence] 2 …   English World dictionary

  • hence — For the use of from hence, see from whence, from hence …   Modern English usage

  • Hence — Hence, v. t. To send away. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hence — late 13c., hennes, from O.E. heonan away, hence, from W.Gmc. *hin (Cf. O.S. hinan, O.H.G. hinnan, Ger. hinnen); related to O.E. her here (see HERE (Cf. here)). With adverbial genitive s. The modern spelling (mid 15c.) is phonetic, to retain the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • hence — ► ADVERB 1) as a consequence; for this reason. 2) from now; in the future. 3) (also from hence) archaic from here. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

  • hence — index a savoir, consequently Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • hence — consequently, *therefore, then, accordingly, so …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • hence — [adv] for that reason; therefore accordingly, as a deduction, away, consequently, ergo, forward, from here, from now on, henceforth, henceforward, hereinafter, in the future, it follows that, on that account, onward, out, so, then, thence,… …   New thesaurus

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