Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Assize of darrein presentment
n. [fr. French dernier pr6sentation "last presentment"] hist. A writ of assize allowing a person with a right of advowson that has been disturbed by another claimant to have a jury determine who had the last right to present a clerk to a benefice and then to allow that person to present again and to recover damages for interference. ( this was abolished by the real property limitation act of 1833 and was replaced by the quare impedit action. - also termed darreign presentment; assize of last presentation; assisa ultimae praesentationis; assize de ultima presentatione. - also spelled darreign. See advowson; quare impedit.
Darrein
adj. [fr. French dernier "the last"] The last, as in darrein presentment ("the last presentment"). See DARREIN CONTINUANCE; ASSIZE OF DARREIN PRESENTMENT.
darrein continuance
n. [fr. French dernier continuance "the last continuance"] Hist. Every plea of a new matter after the last entry of a plea on the record. 0 Every entry of a pleading after the first pleading on the record was called a continuance. - Also spelled dareyne continuance.
darrein presentment
n. See ASSIZE OF DARREIN PRESENTMENT.
darrein seisin
n. [French "last seisin"] Hist. A tenant's plea in a writ of right. See SEISIN.
plea puis darrein continuance
[Law French "plea since the last continuance"] A plea that alleges new defensive matter that has arisen during a continuance of the case and that did not exist at the time of the defendant's last pleading.
puis darrein continuance
[Law French "since the last continuance"] See plea puis darrein continuance under PLEA (3).