NON-SUMMONS,WAGER OF LAW
\nˈɒnsˈʌmənz wˈe͡ɪd͡ʒəɹ ɒv lˈɔː], \nˈɒnsˈʌmənz wˈeɪdʒəɹ ɒv lˈɔː], \n_ˈɒ_n_s_ˈʌ_m_ə_n_z w_ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə_ɹ ɒ_v l_ˈɔː]\
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OF. The mode in which a tenant or defendant in a real action pleaded, when the summons which followed the original was not served within the proper time. Non temere credere est nervus sapiential 5 Coke, 114. Not t'o believe rashly is the nerve of wisdom.
By Henry Campbell Black
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