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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[L., he lies hid.]

(O. Eng. Law)

A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding.

Blackstone.

Noun.

[L. he lurks.] A writ by which a person is summoned into the king's bench to answer, as supposing he lies concealed.

latitat ‎(plural latitats)

(Britain, law, historical) A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned was hiding.
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latitat