mesne
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Lady," saith he, "the lordship of this castle hold I of yourself without mesne, and to you have I neither wish nor right to refuse it.
From The High History of the Holy Graal by Evans, Sebastian
Lord Cottenham introduced Bill to abolish arrest on mesne process.
From The Law and the Poor by Parry, Edward Abbott
No alliance was actually formed between the king and the mesne nobility against the immediate baronage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
Bail in civil matters, since the abolition of arrest on mesne process, is virtually extinct.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
This and many another case was before My Lords and known to the intelligent Commons when the question of the abolition of arrest on mesne process came up for discussion in 1837.
From The Law and the Poor by Parry, Edward Abbott
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
