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manucaptio

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A quick definition of manucaptio:

Term: MANUCAPTIO

Definition: Manucaptio is an old legal term that refers to a person who acts as a surety or bail for someone who has been arrested for a crime. It can also refer to a writ that allows a person to be released on bail when they have been arrested for a felony but cannot be released by the sheriff. Mainprise is a related term that refers to the act of delivering a prisoner to a mainpernor, who is responsible for ensuring the prisoner appears 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 their appearance. To mainprise is to release a prisoner on the surety of a mainpernor.

A more thorough explanation:

Manucaptio (man-yuh-kap-shuh-oh) is a legal term used in history. It has two meanings:

  1. Surety, security, or bail.
  2. A writ that allows a person to be admitted to bail when they have been arrested for a felony but cannot be admitted to bail by the sheriff.

Mainprise (mayn-prize) is a related term that means:

  1. The delivery of a prisoner to the mainpernor.
  2. A suretyship undertaking that makes the surety responsible for a prisoner's appearance in court on a specified date and time.
  3. A writ ordering the sheriff to release a prisoner after taking security for the prisoner's appearance.

For example, if someone is arrested for a crime, they may need to provide manucaptio or mainprise to be released from jail until their trial. This means that someone else (a surety or mainpernor) promises to pay a certain amount of money if the accused person does not show up for their court date.

Another example is if a person is arrested for a felony and the sheriff cannot release them on bail, they may be able to get a writ of manucaptio to be released on bail.

These examples illustrate how manucaptio and mainprise were used in history to ensure that accused persons showed up for their court dates and to provide a way for them to be released from jail before their trial.

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cumsock
15:37
@choosingpeace: Philly doesn’t stink whoever said that is dumb
cumsock
15:38
It’s the 6th biggest city in the country there is plenty to do and eat and so on and so forth of course it has bad areas but so does every city
why would you withdraw girl
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@ImpartialLion: nah cuz there’s no way of knowing if they would’ve sent u an II later on
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Isn’t uchicago like Top 4 tho
choosingpeace
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@cumsock: they said there's like nothing to do there lol
choosingpeace
15:38
ive never been so i was just like ohhh
texaslawhopefully
15:38
UChicago is number one
^ period
u know it was a double thing. I missed II and my gf didn't want to live in the midwest anymore
15:39
But it’s fucking uchicago thooo LOL
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15:40
Makes sense tho
cumsock
15:40
@choosingpeace: there’s plenty to do in Philly 😂 it’s a giant city
So after missing the II, I was like whatever. Maybe it's a sign to withdraw
nah making decisions off the gf is out of pocket
nahhhhh we been together since 10th grade
texaslawhopefully
15:40
I guess it depends what your goals are. If it's generic biglaw, CLS will get you the same outcome
6 yrs on January 30th
lilypadfrog
15:40
awwww <3 i love love
I also like CLS for liberal clerking. approx 41 FCOA clerks per yr
It's there if I excel. if not then I'm chill with sticking to BL
texaslawhopefully
15:41
CLS is not even close to Chicago for clerking lmao
choosingpeace
15:41
wait would yall pick CLS or penn?
I didn't apply to either but I would pick penn
15:42
penn bc im in state
no no it's not. But I wouldn't clerk conservative, so idk about Chi #s for myself
cumsock
15:42
Penn
texaslawhopefully
15:42
I guess that's fair. From what I've heard UChicago for conservatives is on par w/ HYS for clerkships
texaslawhopefully
15:42
not sure about for liberals
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