Associations to the word «Mainprise»
Noun
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Wiktionary
MAINPRISE, noun. (legal) (historical) A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let him go at large.
MAINPRISE, noun. (legal) (historical) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.
MAINPRISE, verb. (transitive) (legal) To allow (a prisoner) to go at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance on a given day.
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