Essoin

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Essoin \Es*soin"\, v. t. [OF. essoinier, essoignier, essonier,
     LL. essoniare, exoniare. See {Essoin}, n.] (Eng. Law)
     To excuse for nonappearance in court. "I 'll not essoin
     thee." --Quarles.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Essoin \Es*soin"\or Essoign \Es*soign\, n. [OF. essoine,
     essoigne, F. exoine, L. essonia, exonia; pref. ex- (L. ex
     from) + sunnis, sunnia, sonia, hindrance, excuse. Cf. Icel.
     syn refusal, synja to deny, refuse, Goth. sunja truth,
     sunj[=o]n to justify, OS. sunnea impediment, OHG. sunna.]
     1. (Eng. Law) An excuse for not appearing in court at the
        return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the
        court.
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     2. Excuse; exemption. [Obs.]
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              From every work he challenged essoin. --Spenser.
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     {Essoin day} (Eng. Law), the first general return day of the
        term, on which the court sits to receive essoins.
        --Blackstone.
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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  ESSOIN, practice. An excuse which a party bound to be in court on a 
  particular day, offers for not being there. 1 Sell. Pr. 4; Lee's Dict. h.t. 
       2. Essoin day is the day on which the writ is returnable. It is 
  considered for many purposes as the first day of the term. 1 T. R. 183. See 
  2 T. R. 16 n.; 4 Moore's R. 425. Vide Exoine.