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dedimus

dedimus noun: a writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, such as to examine a witness, etc.

Noun

dedimus (plural dedimuses)

  1. A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, such as to examine a witness, etc.
    • A Dedimus was awarded to take the Conuſance of a Fine from Baron and Feme, and the Conuſance of Baron only was returned, and the Feme would not acknowledge it.1742, Charles Viner, A General Abridgement of Law and Equity

Forms of dedimus

pluraldedimuses

Origin of dedimus

From Latin dedimus (“we gave”), from do (“to give”). So called because the writ began "Dedimus potestatem […] ".

Questions about dedimus

What does dedimus mean?
Dedimus means a writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, such as to examine a witness, etc.
What part of speech is dedimus?
Dedimus is a noun.
What is the plural of dedimus?
The plural of dedimus is dedimuses.

Words near dedimus in the dictionary

  1. dedikaryotization
  2. dedimensionalize
  3. dedimensionalized
  4. dedimerization
  5. dedimerizations
  6. dedimus
  7. dedimuses
  8. dedisperse
  9. dedispersed
  10. dedisperses
  11. dedispersing

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