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DE VENTRE INSPICIENDO
A writ to inspect the body, where a woman feigns to be pregnant, to see whether she is with child. It lies for the heir presumptive to examine a widow suspected to be feigning pregnancy in order to enable a supposititious heir to obtain the estate 1 Bl. Comm. 456; More...

A writ to inspect the body, where a woman feigns to be pregnant, to see whether she is with child. It lies for the heir presumptive to examine a widow suspected to be feigning pregnancy in order to enable a supposititious heir to obtain the estate 1 Bl. Comm. 456; 2 Steph. Comm. 287. It lay also where a woman sentenced to death pleaded pregnancy. 4 Bl. Comm. 495. This writ has been recognized in America. 2 Chand. Crim. Tr. 381. Less...
DE VERBO IN VERBUM
Word for word. Bract fol. 138b. Literally, from word to word.

Word for word. Bract fol. 138b. Literally, from word to word. Less...
DE VERBORUM SIGNIFICATIONE
Of the signification of words. An important title of the Digests or Pandects, (Dig. 50, 16,) consisting entirely of definitions of words and phrases used in the Roman law. ,

Of the signification of words. An important title of the Digests or Pandects, (Dig. 50, 16,) consisting entirely of definitions of words and phrases used in the Roman law. , Less...
DE VI LAICA AMOVENDA
Writ of (or for) removing lay force A writ which lay where two parsons contended for a church, and one of them entered into it with a great number of laymen, and held out the other vi et armis; then he that was holden out had this writ directed to More...

Writ of (or for) removing lay force A writ which lay where two parsons contended for a church, and one of them entered into it with a great number of laymen, and held out the other vi et armis; then he that was holden out had this writ directed to the sheriff, that he remove the force. Reg. Orig. 59; Fitzh. Nat Brev. 54, D. Less...
DE VICINETO
From the neighborhood, or vicinage. 3 Bl. Comm. 360. A term applied to a jury.

From the neighborhood, or vicinage. 3 Bl. Comm. 360. A term applied to a jury. Less...
DE WARRANTIA CHARTAE
Writ of warranty of charter. A writ which lay for him who was enfeoffed, with clause of warranty, [in the charter of feoffment,] and was afterwards Impleaded in an assise or other action, in which he could not vouch or call to warranty; In which case he might have this More...

Writ of warranty of charter. A writ which lay for him who was enfeoffed, with clause of warranty, [in the charter of feoffment,] and was afterwards Impleaded in an assise or other action, in which he could not vouch or call to warranty; In which case he might have this writ against tbe feoffor, or his heir, to" compel him to warrant the land unto him. Reg. Orig. 157b; Fitzh. Nat Brev. 134, Dt Abolished by St 3 A 4 Wm. IV. c 27. Less...
DE WARRANTIA DIEI
A writ that lay where a man had a day in any action to appear in proper person, and the king at that day, or before, employed him in some service,, so that he could not appear at the day in* court It was directed to the justices, that they More...

A writ that lay where a man had a day in any action to appear in proper person, and the king at that day, or before, employed him in some service,, so that he could not appear at the day in* court It was directed to the justices, that they should not record him to be In default for his not appearing. Fitzh. Nat Brev. 17v A; Termes de la Ley. Less...
DEACON
In ecclesiastical law. A minister or servant in the church, whose office is to assist the priest in divine service and the distribution of the sacrament. It is the lowest order in the Church of England.

In ecclesiastical law. A minister or servant in the church, whose office is to assist the priest in divine service and the distribution of the sacrament. It is the lowest order in the Church of England. Less...
DEAD BODY
A corpse. The body of a human being, deprived of life, but not yet entirely disintegrated. Meads v. Dougherty County, 96 Ga. 697, 25 S. E. 915.

A corpse. The body of a human being, deprived of life, but not yet entirely disintegrated. Meads v. Dougherty County, 96 Ga. 697, 25 S. E. 915. Less...
DEAD FREIGHT
When a merchant who has chartered a vessel puts on board a part only of the Intended cargo, but yet, having chartered the whole vessel, is bound to pay freight for the unoccupied capacity, the freight thus due is called "dead freight." Gray v. Carr, L. R. 6 Q. B. More...

When a merchant who has chartered a vessel puts on board a part only of the Intended cargo, but yet, having chartered the whole vessel, is bound to pay freight for the unoccupied capacity, the freight thus due is called "dead freight." Gray v. Carr, L. R. 6 Q. B. 528; Phillips v. Rodie, 15 East. 547. Less...

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