English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search

English

Noun
letter of relaxation

1. In Scots law: a letter passing the signet, whereby a debtor is relieved from personal diligence, or whereby an outlaw is reponed against sentence of outlawry.

Quotations
1858: w:Samuel Jones-Loyd, Baron Overstone|Samuel Jones-Loyd Overstone, Overstone Tracts on Metallic and Paper Currency

References
R:Century 1911

• 2006-03-27 16:38 - Vildricianus - new

Full Revision History