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Definition of Praemunire
1. Noun. (legal historical) The offence, in English law, of appealing to or obeying a foreign court or authority, especially a papal court or authority. ¹
2. Verb. (obsolete) To subject to the penalties of praemunire. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Praemunire
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Praemunire
Literary usage of Praemunire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Constitutional History from the Teutonic Conquest to the Present Time by Thomas Pitt Taswell-Langmead, Philip Arthur Ashworth (1905)
"The laity also in a praemunire. "Ke Com- lons insist to the laity, jn a pardon
ceived the king's pardon. It was now contended, on the groun of his ..."
2. The Table Talk of John Selden by John Selden, Richard Milward (1892)
"He is probably arguing against Coke's opinion that a suitor in an ecclesiastical
court might still incur the penalties of a praemunire. ..."
3. Essentials of the Law by Marshall Davis Ewell (1915)
"OF praemunire. CHAPTER VIII. OF praemunire. A third species of offence more
immediately affecting the king and his government, though not subject to capital ..."
4. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone, George Sharswood, Barron Field (1867)
"8. to molest the possessors of abbey lands granted by parliament to Henry the
Eighth, and Edward the Sixth, is a praemunire. 2. So likewise is the offence ..."
5. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, with an Analysis of the Work by William Blackstone, Edward Christian, Joseph Chitty, Thomas Lee, John Eykyn Hovenden, Archer Ryland (1853)
"8. to molest the possessors of abbey lands granted by parliament to Henry the
Eighth, and Edward the Sixth, is a praemunire. 2. So likewise is the offence ..."
6. Readings in English History Drawn from the Original Sources: Intended to by Edward Potts Cheyney (1908)
"... same within the realm, or receive them, or make thereof 143. A law against
Englishmen seeking papa appointments (1388) 144. Last statute of praemunire ..."
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