ORIGINAL WRIT


Meaning of ORIGINAL WRIT in English

noun

Etymology: Middle English, translation of Medieval Latin breve originale

1. : a writ issued under the great seal by which in English law the jurisdiction of the court was laid in beginning personal actions until the summons was substituted by the Judicature Act of 1873 — compare judicial writ , praecipe

2. : original process

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