GESTU ET FAMA
gestu et fama (jes-t[y]oo et fay-m<<schwa>>). [Latin “demeanor and reputation”] Hist. A
writ used by a person who had been imprisoned because of a poor reputation in the community to
gain release from jail pending the arrival of justices with commissions of gaol delivery. See
COMMISSION OF GAOL DELIVERY. [Blacks Law 8th]