Legal Definition and Related Resources of Duces tecum
Meaning of Duces tecum
(Law Lat. you bring with you). In practice. A term applied to certain writs, where a party summoned to appear in court is required to bring with him some piece of evidence, or other things that the court would view. Cowell; Termes de la Ley. See “Subpoena.”
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Definition of Duces Tecum
In the context of international law, the legal resource A Dictionary of Law, provides a definition of Duces Tecum : (Latin: you shall bring with you)
See witness summons.
Concept of “Duces Tecum”
Traditional meaning of duces tecum in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) (Briag with you.) A term applied to writs where a party summoned to appear in court is required to bring with him some evidence, or something that the court wishes to view; see SUBPOENA. Duces tecum licet languidus: an old writ ordering the sheriff to bring the prisoner to court despite his illness.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Duces Tecum”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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