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Federal Farmer XVI20 January 1788by Dear sir,Having gone through with the organization of the government, I shall now proceed to examine more particularly those clauses which respect its…Brewer's: Subpoena
is a writ given to a man commanding him to appear in court, to bear witness or give evidence on a certain trial named in the writ. It is so called because the party summoned is bound to…Brewer's: Mandamus
(Latin). A writ of King's Bench, commanding the person named to do what the writ directs. The first word is “Mandamus” (We command ...). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Mittimus
(Latin). A command in writing to a gaoler, to keep the person named in safe custody. Also a writ for removing a record from one court to another. So called from the first word of the writ…Brewer's: Significavit
A writ of Chancery given by the ordinary to keep an excommunicate in prison till he submitted to the authority of the Church. The writ, which is now obsolete, used to begin with “…William Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice, Act II, Scene IV
Scene IVThe same. A streetEnter Gratiano, Lorenzo, Salarino, and SalanioLorenzoNay, we will slink away in supper-time, Disguise us at my lodging and return, All in an hour.GratianoWe have not…The Devil's Dictionary: Habeas Corpus
by Ambrose Bierce HABITHABEAS CORPUS A writ by which a man may be taken out of jail when confined for the wrong crime.British Parliament: The Stamp Act
The Stamp ActBritish Parliament1765 An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the…William Shakespeare: Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act I, Scene II
Scene IIThe same. Garden of Julia's houseEnter Julia and LucettaJuliaBut say, Lucetta, now we are alone, Wouldst thou then counsel me to fall in love?LucettaAy, madam, so you stumble not…William Shakespeare: Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Let me not to the marriage of true mindsLet me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove…Trending
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