Associations to the word «Praemunire»

PRAEMUNIRE, noun. (legal) (historical) The offence in English law of bringing suit in or obeying a foreign (especially papal) court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown.

PRAEMUNIRE, noun. (in extended use) Any of a number of criminal offences unrelated to the original offence of praemunire.

PRAEMUNIRE, noun. (figurative) Crime, offence, wrongdoing.

PRAEMUNIRE, noun. The writ charging a person with this offence, the writ of praemunire facias.

PRAEMUNIRE, noun. The penalty for this offence.

PRAEMUNIRE, noun. (figurative) Penalty, punishment.

PRAEMUNIRE, verb. (law) (historical) To charge with the offence of praemunire; to subject to the penalties of praemunire.

PRAEMUNIRE FACIAS, noun. (legal) (England) (historical) More fully writ of praemunire facias: a writ directing a sheriff to forewarn a person that he or she must appear before a court to answer a criminal charge of having brought a suit in or obeyed a foreign (especially papal) court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown; a praemunire.