Definition of Amittere

Lat In the civll and old English law. To lose. Hence the old Scotch "amitt."
—Amittere curiam. To lose the court; to be deprived of the privilege of attending the court.
—Amittere legem terrse. To lose the protection afforded by the law of the land.
— Amittere liberam legem. To lose one's frank-1 aw. A term having the same meaning as amittere legem terns, (q. v.) He who lost hie law lost the protection extended by the law to a freeman, and became subject to the same law as thralls or serfs attached to the land.