Legal Definition and Related Resources of Breve
Meaning of Breve
(Law Lat.) In old English law. A writ; properly an original writ (breve originate), by which all actions in the superior courts of England were once required to be commenced. Non potest quia sine brevi agere, no man can sue without a writ. Bracton, fols. 413b, 112; Fleta, lib. 2, c. 13, § 4; Steph. PL 5, 6; 8 Bl. Comm. 272, 273.
What does Breve mean in American Law?
The definition of Breve in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
A writ; a brief. See also capias.
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