Capitula Itineris

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Meaning of Capitula itineris

Schedules of inquiry delivered to the justices in eyre before setting out on their circuits, and which were intended to embrace all possible crimes.

What does Capitula Itineris mean in American Law?

The definition of Capitula Itineris in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

Also called “articles of the eyre,” a long catechism prepared for and to be delivered by the justices in eyre to the twelve representatives of each hundred charged with reporting breaches of the civil and criminal law. It was, so to speak, a checklist of questions about things that might lead to announcements, i.e., fines payable to the Crown. The “capitula coronae” was a somewhat more detailed formulation.

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