Legal Definition and Related Resources of Breve perquirere
Meaning of Breve perquirere
To purchase a writ or license of trial, in the king”s courts, by the plaintiff, qui breve perquisivit; whence the usage of paying 6s. 8d fine to the crown where the debt is £40, and of 10s. where the debt is £100, etc., in suits and trials for money due upon bond, etc. Wharton.
What does Breve Perquirere mean in American Law?
The definition of Breve Perquirere in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
To purchase a writ, i.e., to buy (for an eventually standard sliding scale of fees) the right to use the system of royal justice.
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