WRIT

Writ of mainprize. A writ for mainprize. See Mainprize.

Writ of mandamus. See Mandamus.

Writ of mandate. Same as Writ of mandamus.

Writ of mesne. A writ for a tenant paravail against a mesne lord for permitting a distress to be levied by the lord paramount for the mesne lord's default, to the damage of the plaintiff. Writ of monstraverunt.

A writ for a tenant who was distrained for duties or services which were not incumbent upon him.

Writ of ne exeat. See Ne exeat.
Writ of partition. See Partition.

Writ of pone. See Pone per vadium, etc.

Writ of possession. A writ to enforce a judgment which entitled the plaintiff to possession of land. Writ of praecipe. See Praecipe. Writ of prevention. A writ to prohibit the bringing of a suit.

· Writ of privilege. A writ for the release of a member of parliament arrested on civil process. Writ of proclamation. A writ commanding the sheriff to post notices of intention to adjudge one an outlaw. See 3 Bl. Comm. 284. Writ of prohibition. See Prohibition.

Writ of protection. A writ for the
release of one in the queen's ser-
vice arrested on civil process.
Writ of quare impedit. See Quare
impedit.

Writ of quo warranto.
warranto.

See Quo

Writ of quod permittat prosternere. See Quod permittat prosternere. Writ of recaption. See Recaption. Writ of replevin. See Replevin.

WYTE

Writ of restitution. A writ for the restitution of property on the reversal of a judgment. See, also, Restitution.

Writ of review. A statutory writ to correct errors in judgments rendered on verdicts. See 7 Mass. 342.

Writ of right.

A real action which lay to recover lands in fee simple unjustly withheld from the owner, for a less period than 60 years. See 50 Am. Dec. 172, note.

Writ of scire facias. See Scire facias.

Writ of sequestration. See Sequestration.

Writ of subpoena. See Subpoena. See Summons. See Superse

Writ of summons. Writ of supersedeas. deas.

Writ of tolt. See Tolt. Writ of venditioni exponas. A writ to compel a sheriff, when guilty of laches, to sell property after the return day of a fieri facias where he has levied on the property before that time. See 76 Am. Dec. 83, note.

Writ of waste. A writ against a tenant who committed waste. Writ, Original. See Original writ. Writing. The expression of ideas by visible letters made on paper or parchment. See 84 Pa. St. 510, 24 Am. Rep. 227. Held to include a received telegram. See 56 Iowa, 588, 41 Am. Rep. 121, 9 N. W. 894. Writing obligatory. A bond. Written law. Statute law. See 1 Bl. Comm. 62.

Wrong. A tort; an injury; the violation of a legal right.

Wyte. Immunity from amercement. See Amercement.