letters of horning
English
Noun
letters of horning pl (plural only)
- (law, historical, Scotland) 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.
- 1876, A concise law dictionary by Herbert Newman Mozley and George Crispe Whiteley, barrister at law:
- 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.
References
- “horning”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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