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HOMINE CAPTO IN WITHERNAM

\hˈɒma͡ɪn kˈaptə͡ʊ ɪn wˈɪðənˌɑːm], \hˈɒma‍ɪn kˈaptə‍ʊ ɪn wˈɪðənˌɑːm], \h_ˈɒ_m_aɪ_n k_ˈa_p_t_əʊ ɪ_n w_ˈɪ_ð_ə_n_ˌɑː_m]\

Definitions of HOMINE CAPTO IN WITHERNAM

1856 - A Law Dictionary

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Engl. law.. The name of a writ directed to the sheriff, and commanding him to take one who has taken any bondsman, and conveyed him out of the country, so that he cannot be replevied. Vide Withernam; Thesaurus, Brev. 63.

1856 - A Law Dictionary
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