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mainprise

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A quick definition of mainprise:

Term: MAINPRISE

Definition: Mainprise is an old legal term that refers to the act of releasing a prisoner from jail on the promise of a surety, or someone who agrees to take responsibility for the prisoner's appearance in court on a specific date and time. It can also refer to a writ, or legal order, that instructs a sheriff to release a prisoner after taking security for their appearance. The word comes from Old French and means "hand-taking."

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Mainprise (mayn-prIz) is a legal term that refers to the delivery of a prisoner to a mainpernor, who is responsible for ensuring the prisoner's appearance in court on a specified date and time. It can also refer to a writ ordering the sheriff to release a prisoner after taking security for the prisoner's appearance.

Examples:

  • John was arrested for theft and was released on mainprise, which meant that his friend, who acted as his mainpernor, was responsible for ensuring that John appeared in court on the specified date.
  • The judge issued a writ of mainprise, which ordered the sheriff to release the prisoner after taking security for his appearance in court.

These examples illustrate how mainprise was used in the past to ensure that prisoners appeared in court. It was a way to ensure that justice was served and that the accused had a fair trial. Today, mainprise is not commonly used, as there are other methods of ensuring that prisoners appear in court, such as bail.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
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Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
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windyMagician
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
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also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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