Dictionary - Definition of CESSAVIT

Definition: CESSAVIT


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Cessavit" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1379. (references)

Etymology:Cessavit \Ces*sa"vit\, noun. [Latin expression, he has ceased.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: CESSAVIT

Domain	Definition
Law	CESSAVIT, Eng. law. An obsolete writ, which could formerly have been sued out when the defendant had for two years ceased or neglected to perform such service or to pay such rent as he was bound to do by his tenure, and had not upon his lands sufficient goods or chattels to be distrained. F. N. B. 208. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Extended Definition: CESSAVIT

Cessavit

A cessavit was a writ in English law, originating in Stat. 6 Edw. I., given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure. It was abolished in 3 and 4 Wm. IV. The forms and species of this writ were various; such as, cessavit de cantaria, cessavit de feodifirma, and cessavit per biennium.

References

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Cessavit". Image Credit.
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Translations: CESSAVIT