DE HOMINE REPLEGIANDO
Categories: Criminal Law
Definition (1910 Edition)
DE GRATIA. Of grace or favor, by favor. De specialéi gratia, of special grace or favor. l
(Lat. For replevying a man:) <A writ which lies to replevy a man out of prison, or out of the custody of a private person, upon giving security to the sheriff that the man shall be forthcoming to answer any charge against him. Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 66; 3 Bl. Comm. 129.
(Lat. For replevying a man:) <A writ which lies to replevy a man out of prison, or out of the custody of a private person, upon giving security to the sheriff that the man shall be forthcoming to answer any charge against him. Fitzh. Nat. Brev. 66; 3 Bl. Comm. 129.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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