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Term: Justicies
Definition: Justicies is a type of legal document that allowed a sheriff to handle certain debt cases in a county court. The document was named after the important Latin phrase in its opening clause, which commanded the sheriff to "do justice" to a specific person.
Definition: Justicies is a historical writ that gave the sheriff the power to allow certain debt cases in a county court. The writ was named after the opening clause, which commanded the sheriff to do justice to a specific person.
These examples illustrate how the justicies writ was used in historical times to empower the sheriff to allow certain debt cases to be heard in a county court. The writ was named after the opening clause, which commanded the sheriff to do justice to a specific person. This ensured that justice was served in debt cases and that people were not unfairly burdened with debts they could not pay.