Definition of Essoins. Meaning of Essoins. Synonyms of Essoins

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Essoins. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Essoins and, of course, Essoins synonyms and on the right images related to the word Essoins.

Definition of Essoins

Essoin
Essoin Es*soin"or Essoign Es*soign, n. [OF. essoine, essoigne, F. exoine, L. essonia, exonia; pref. ex- (L. ex from) + sunnis, sunnia, sonia, hindrance, excuse. Cf. Icel. syn refusal, synja to deny, refuse, Goth. sunja truth, sunj[=o]n to justify, OS. sunnea impediment, OHG. sunna.] 1. (Eng. Law) An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court. 2. Excuse; exemption. [Obs.] From every work he challenged essoin. --Spenser. Essoin day (Eng. Law), the first general return day of the term, on which the court sits to receive essoins. --Blackstone.

Meaning of Essoins from wikipedia

- essoiner or essoineur. There were several kinds of essoins in common law in the Middle Ages: An essoin de malo lecti, the "excuse of the bed of sickness"...
- action became extremely po****r due to its speed (avoiding the delays or essoins of feudal justice), accessibility, and expediency. Rather than dealing...
- Act 1863. Chapter 13 dealt with essoins (legal excuses for not attending court), limiting a defendant to only one essoin before the proceeding of the judgment...
- (Essoins) c. 43 There shall be no more Foucher by Essoin. — repealed by Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 (Essoins) c. 44 In what Case Essoin ultra...
- Civil Procedure Acts Repeal Act 1879 (Essoins) c. 20 In which Courts none shall need to swear to warrant their Essoins. — repealed by Civil Procedure Acts...
- part of the kingdom. The general unwillingness to grant continuances (essoins) greatly reduced the time needed to complete judicial proceedings. The...
- 27 Essoins Act 1285 Essoin after inquest, but none after Day given Prece partium. 28 In certain Actions, after Appearance there shall be no Essoin. 29...
- consisting of two actual days. (This was to clarify what should happen when "an essoin was given for a month" but the month was February in a leap year. Statute...
- the enemy cannot reach the place.  Aim always in search of new lands, Aka Essoin, the henchman of the remarkable and powerful King Amalaman Anoh, responsible...
- (also known as the Clerk of ****), the Keeper of the Seal, the Clerk of Essoins and the Clerk of Acknowledgments of Fines and Recoveries (who was officially...