Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Admeasurement
n. 1. Ascertainment, assignment, or apportionment by a fixed quantity or value, or by certain limits <the ship's admeasurement is based on its crew, engine, and capacity>. 2. A writ obtained for purposes of ascertaining, assigning, or apportioning a fixed quantity or value or to establish limits; esp., a writ available against persons who usurp more than their rightful share of property. - admeasure (ad-mezh-ar), ub.
admeasurement of dower.
Hist. A writ to recover property from a widow who held more than she was entitled to. - Also termed admensuratione dotis.
admeasurement of pasture.
Hist. A writ against a person whose cattle have overgrazed a common pasture.