Praemunire

2 definitions found

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

  Praemunire \Pr[ae]m`u*ni"re\, n. [Corrupted from L. praemonere
     to forewarn, cite. See {Admonish}.] (Eng. Law)
     (a) The offense of introducing foreign authority into
         England, the penalties for which were originally intended
         to depress the civil power of the pope in the kingdom.
     (b) The writ grounded on that offense. --Wharton.


     (c) The penalty ascribed for the offense of pr[ae]munire.
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               Wolsey incurred a pr[ae]munire, and forfeited his
               honor, estate, and life.             --South.
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     Note: The penalties of pr[ae]munire were subsequently applied
           to many other offenses; but prosecutions upon a
           pr[ae]munire are at this day unheard of in the English
           courts. --Blackstone.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Praemunire \Pr[ae]m`u*ni"re\, v. t.
     1. To subject to the penalties of pr[ae]munire. [Obs.] --T.
        Ward.
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