- writ of escheat
- A writ which anciently lay for a lord, to recover possession of lands that had escheated to him
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
writ of escheat
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writ of escheat — A writ which anciently lay for a lord, to recover possession of lands that had escheated to him … Black's law dictionary
Escheat — Es*cheat , n. [OE. eschete, escheyte, an escheat, fr. OF. escheit, escheoit, escheeite, esheoite, fr. escheoir (F. [ e]choir) to fall to, fall to the lot of; pref. es (L. ex) + cheoir, F. choir, to fall, fr. L. cadere. See {Chance}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
escheat, writ of — A writ which anciently lay for a lord, to recover possession of lands that had escheated to him … Black's law dictionary
escheat, writ of — A writ which anciently lay for a lord, to recover possession of lands that had escheated to him … Black's law dictionary
de escaeta — /diy aschiyta/ Writ of escheat. A writ which a lord had, where his tenant died without heir, to recover the land … Black's law dictionary
de escaeta — /diy aschiyta/ Writ of escheat. A writ which a lord had, where his tenant died without heir, to recover the land … Black's law dictionary
de eschaeta — A writ for escheat, which lay for a lord to recover the land where the tenant died without heirs … Ballentine's law dictionary
Quia Emptores — (medieval Latin for because the buyers , the incipit of the document) was a statute passed by Edward I of England in 1290 that prevented tenants from alienating their lands to others by subinfeudation. Quia Emptores, along with its companion… … Wikipedia
Subpoena ad testificandum — A subpoena ad testificandum is a court summons to appear and give oral testimony for use at a hearing or trial. The subpoena developed as a creative writ, the writ subpoena , from the Court of Chancery. Writs of many kinds formed the essential… … Wikipedia
Oyama v. California — Supreme Court of the United States Argued October 22, 1947 Decided January 19, 19 … Wikipedia
