HABEAS CORPORA JURATORUM
\hˈe͡ɪbi͡əz kˈɔːpɔːɹə d͡ʒjˌʊɹɐtˈɔːɹəm], \hˈeɪbiəz kˈɔːpɔːɹə dʒjˌʊɹɐtˈɔːɹəm], \h_ˈeɪ_b_iə_z k_ˈɔː_p_ɔː_ɹ_ə dʒ_j_ˌʊ_ɹ_ɐ_t_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə_m]\
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A writ commanding the sheriff to bring up the persons of jurors, and. if need were, todistrain them of their lands and goods, in order to insure or compel their attendance incourt on the day of trial of a cause. It issued from the Common Pleas, and served thesame purpose as a distringas juratorcs in the King's Bench. It was abolished by the C.L. P. Act, 1852,
By Henry Campbell Black
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Nearby Words
- habazinaiah
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- habeas-corpus
- habeas-corpus (ad subjiciendum)
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