habeas corpora juratorum

habeas corpora juratorum
/heybiyas korpara juratoram/
In old English law, a writ commanding the sheriff to bring up the persons of jurors, and, if need were, to distrain them of their lands and goods, in order to insure or compel their attendance in court on the day of trial of a cause. It issued from the Common Pleas, and served the same purpose as a distringas juratores in the King's Bench. Such writ was abolished by the C.L.P. Act, 1852, No. 104

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • habeas corpora juratorum — /heybiyas korpara juratoram/ In old English law, a writ commanding the sheriff to bring up the persons of jurors, and, if need were, to distrain them of their lands and goods, in order to insure or compel their attendance in court on the day of… …   Black's law dictionary

  • habeas corpora juratorum — That you have the bodies of the jurors, a writ of the court of common pleas commanding the sheriff to have the bodies of jurors named in the panel, or else to distrain them by their lands and goods, to compel their appearance in court upon the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • habeas corpora — Same as habeas corpora juratorum …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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