among lawyers, a phrase importing the loss of liberty of swearing in any court: the punishment of a champion overcome or yielding in battle,—of jurors found guilty in a writ of attain,—and of a person outlawed.
among lawyers, a phrase importing the loss of liberty of swearing in any court: the punishment of a champion overcome or yielding in battle,—of jurors found guilty in a writ of attain,—and of a person outlawed.