Melius Inquirendum

Concept of “Melius Inquirendum”

Traditional meaning of melius inquirendum in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) A writ directing the sheriff to make further inquiry as to the lands, etc.; of a person outlawed or attainted; after office found or a diem clausit extremum.

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1. Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Melius Inquirendum”, 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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