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Writs of
praecipe (imperative of the
Latin praecipio ("I order"), thus
meaning "order [this]") are a
widespread feature of the
common law tradition, generally...
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precepting authorities as part of the
Council Tax system). The
Latin form
praecipe (i.e., to enjoin, command) is used of the note of
instructions delivered...
- were covenant, debt, detinue, and account.
These were all
writs in the
praecipe form,
meaning that they
commanded the
defendant to
perform an act: for...
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movable court, was
excluded from
hearing common pleas,
which included all
praecipe actions for the
recovery of
property or debt.
Actions of tresp**** and replevin...
- by a
person who had
previously recovered the land from a
disseisor by a
praecipe quod
reddat [a
different type of writ) or on a
default or reddition, but...
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courts began to take
notice of
other cases.
These early writs were in the
praecipe form: they
commanded that the
defendant perform a
certain act or else appear...
- —
repealed by
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969 (Writ of
præcipe) c. 24 In what Case a
Præcipe in
Capite is not grantable. —
repealed by
Statute Law (Ireland)...
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meant cases between subject and subject,
including all
actions taken under praecipe to
recover debts or property,
which made up the vast
majority of civil...
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ecclesiastical courts in England. The
commonest writ from this era was the
Praecipe quod
reddat ("You are
commanded to
return [some
misappropriated good or...
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entailed land is conve****
before the
common recovery begins, the
tenant in
præcipe C:
intended owner of the land in fee simple, the
demandant D:
legal stooge...
