LETTER MISSIVE

By SovConn | September 5, 2013

letter missive. 1.Hist. A letter from the king (or queen) to the dean and chapter of a cathedral, containing the name of the person whom the king wants elected as bishop. 2.Hist. After a lawsuit is filed against a peer, peeress, or lord of Parliament, a request sent to the defendant to appear and answer the suit. 3.Civil law.The appellate record sent by a lower court to a superior court. — Also termed letter dimissory.

[Blacks Law 8th]

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