dedimus

English

Etymology

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

Noun

dedimus (plural dedimuses)

  1. (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.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

dedimus

  1. first-person plural perfect active indicative of dō
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