This writ is also called a "writ of covenant," and is sued out by the party to whom lands are to be conveyed by fine, the foundation of whicb ls a supposed agreement or covenant that the one shall convey the land to the other. 2 BL Comm. 349.
Definition of Writ Of Fraecipe
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Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
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Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition