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  • DE EXCOMMUNICATO CAPIENDO
    A writ commanding the sheriff to arrest one who was excommunicated, and imprison him till he should become reconciled to the church. 3 Bl. Comm. 102. Smith v. Nelson, 18 Vt 511.
  • DE EXCOMMUNICATO DELIBERANDO
    A writ to deliver an excommunicated person, who has made satisfaction to the church, from prison. 3 Bl. Comm. 102.
  • DE EXCOMMUNICATO RECAPIENDO
    Writ for retaking an excommunicated person, where he had been liberated from prison without making satisfaction to the church, or giving security for that purpose. Reg. Orig. 67.
  • DE EXCUSATIONIBUS
    "Concerning excuses." This is the title of book 27 of the Pandects, (in the Corpus Juris Civilis.) It treats of the circumstances which excuse one from filling the office of tutor or curator. The bulk of the extracts are from Modes-tinus.
  • DE EXECUTIONE FACIENDA IN WITHERNAMIUM
    Writ for making execution in withernam. Reg. Orig. 826. A species of capias in withernam.
  • DE EXECUTIONE JUDICII
    A writ directed to a sheriff or bailiff, commanding him to do execution upon a judgment Reg. Orig. 18; Fitzh. Nat Brev. 20.
  • DE EXEMPLIFICATIONE
    Writ of exemplification. A writ granted for the exemplification of an original. Reg. Orig. 2906.
  • DE EXONERATIONE SECTAE
    Writ for exoneration of suit A writ that lay for the king's ward to be discharged of all suit to the county court, hundred, leet or court-baron, during the time of his wardship. Fitzh. Nat Brev. 158; New Nat Brev. 352.
  • DE EXPENSIS CIVIUM ET BURGENSIUM
    An obsolete writ addressed to the sheriff to levy the expenses of every citizen and burgess of parliament 4 Inst 46.
  • DE EXPENSIS MILITUM LEVANDIS
    Writ for levying the expenses of knights. A writ directed to the sheriff for levying the allowance for knights of the shire in parliament Reg. Orig. 1916, 192.
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