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de idiota inquirendo (dee id-ee-oh-t<<schwa>> in-kwI-ren-doh or in-kw<<schwa>>-ren-doh). [Latin  “of  inquiring  concerning  an  idiot”]  Hist.  A  writ  directing  the  sheriff  to  open  an  inquiry before  a  jury  of  12  into  whether  a  person  is  an  idiot,  that  is,  mentally  incapable  of  managing personal affairs. [Blacks Law 8th]

de identitate nominis (dee I-den-t<<schwa>>-tay-tee nom-<<schwa>>-nis), n.[Law Latin “of identity of name”] Hist. A writ to free a person mistaken for someone else with the same name and then falsely arrested and imprisoned. — Also termed de idemptitate nominis. [Blacks Law 8th]

dehors (d<<schwa>>-horor d<<schwa>>-horz). [Law French] Outside; beyond the scope of <the court cannot consider the document because it is dehors the record>. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  homine  replegiando  (dee  hom-<<schwa>>-nee  ri-plee-jee-an-doh),  n.[Law  Latin  “for replevying a man”] A writ to replevy a person out of jail or out of the custody of another person after giving security that the replevied person will answer any charge. “The writ de homine replegiando lies to replevy a man out of prison, or out…

de   homine   capto   in   withernamium   (dee   hom-<<schwa>>-nee   kap-toh   in   with-<< schwa>>r-nay-mee-<<schwa>>m), n.[Law Latin “for taking a man in withernam”] Hist. A writ to seize and jail a person  who took a bondman  out of the  county to  keep the bondman from being replevied.  •  The  defendant  was  jailed  without  bail  until  the  bondman  was  returned. …

de  homagio respectuando (dee h<<schwa>>-may-jee-oh  ri-spek-tyoo-an-doh), n.[Law Latin “for respiting or postponing homage”] Hist. A writ to postpone an homage. See HOMAGE. [Blacks Law 8th]

deherison (dee-her-i-z<<schwa>>n). See DISINHERITANCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  haeretico  comburendo  (dee  hi-ret-i-koh  kom-by<<schwa>>-ren-doh),  n.[Law  Latin  “of burning  a  heretic”]  Hist. 1.A  writ ordering  the  execution  by  burning  of  a  convicted  heretic  who refused  to  recant,  or  was  convicted  of  heresy  again  after  recanting.  —  Also  termed  writ  de haeretico comburendo. “[W]e find among our ancient precedents a writ de haeretico comburendo, which…

de  haerede  rapto  et abducto  (dee hi-ree-dee rap-toh  et ab-d<<schwa>>k-toh),  n.[Law  Latin “of an heir ravished and  carried away”] Hist. A writ allowing a lord to recover a ward who  had been taken by another person. [Blacks Law 8th]

de     haerede     deliberando     illi     qui     habet     custodiam     terrae     (dee     hi-ree-dee di-lib-<<schwa>>-ran-doh il-I kwIhay-b<<schwa>>t k<<schwa>>-stoh-dee-<<schwa>>m ter-ee), n.[Law Latin “for delivering an heir to him who has wardship of the land”] Hist. A writ ordering the sheriff to deliver an heir to a person who had wardship. [Blacks Law 8th]