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letters of horning

letters of horning noun: the process or authority by which a person, directed by the decree of a court of justice to pay or perform anything, is ordered to comply.

Noun

letters of horning pl (plural only)

  1. (Scotland, historical, plural, plural-only) The process or authority by which a person, directed by the decree of a court of justice to pay or perform anything, is ordered to comply.
    • In untechnical language, we may describe letters of horning as the authority by which a person, directed by the decree of a court of justice to pay or perform anything, is ordered to comply therewith.1876, A concise law dictionary by Herbert Newman Mozley and George Crispe Whiteley, barrister at law

Questions about letters of horning

What does letters of horning mean?
Letters of horning means the process or authority by which a person, directed by the decree of a court of justice to pay or perform anything, is ordered to comply.
What part of speech is letters of horning?
Letters of horning is a noun.

Words near letters of horning in the dictionary

  1. letters of countermart
  2. letters of credence
  3. letters of credit
  4. letters of good conduct
  5. letters of guarantee
  6. letters of horning
  7. letters of indemnity
  8. letters of intent
  9. letters of introduction
  10. letters of last resort
  11. letters of marque

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