dedimus
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Etymology
From Latin dedimus (“we gave”), from do (“I give”). So called because the writ began "Dedimus potestatem […] ".
Noun
dedimus (plural dedimuses)
- (law) A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place of a judge, such as to examine a witness, etc.
- 1742, Charles Viner, A General Abridgement of Law and Equity:
- 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.
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