- writ of ad quod damnum
- /rid sv sd kwod dsemnam/See ad quod damnum
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
writ of ad quod damnum
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ad quod damnum — /aed kwo(d) damnam/ The name of a writ formerly issuing from the English chancery, commanding the sheriff to make inquiry to what damage a specified act, if done, will tend. It is a writ which ought to be sued before the king grants certain… … Black's law dictionary
ad quod damnum — /aed kwo(d) damnam/ The name of a writ formerly issuing from the English chancery, commanding the sheriff to make inquiry to what damage a specified act, if done, will tend. It is a writ which ought to be sued before the king grants certain… … Black's law dictionary
writ — A written judicial order to perform a specified act, or giving authority to have it done, as in a writ of mandamus or certiorari, or as in an original writ for instituting an action at common law. A written court order or a judicial process,… … Black's law dictionary
ad quod damnum — ˌadˌkwädˈdamnəm, ˌädˌkwȯdˈdämˌnu̇m Etymology: Latin, to what damage : a writ issued in proceedings (as of condemnation) to assess damages for land seized for public use … Useful english dictionary
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