English
Noun
letter of relaxation
- 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
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