mesne
Example Sentences
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Was it to ask him about the mesne profits?—when he could refund them?—to tell him he would be sued, unless he did refund them?
From Verner's Pride by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
There were times when he thought he should have to come upon Lionel Verner for the mesne profits, he observed.
From Verner's Pride by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
No married woman is liable to arrest either on mesne or final process.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
After this came all the mesne lords to do homage for their lands, and among them was Malise le Gai, Lord of Starning and Parrox.
From The Forest Lovers by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
This and many another case was before My Lords and known to the intelligent Commons when the question of the abolition of arrest on mesne process came up for discussion in 1837.
From The Law and the Poor by Parry, Edward Abbott
