ne exeat
Meanings
noun
- A common law writ prohibiting the departure of a person or of property from the jurisdiction of a court.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nē exeat (literally “may he not go forth”), from nē (“not”) + exeat, third-person singular subjunctive of exeō (“depart”).
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