Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Mamprise

n. [Law French, fr. O.F. main "hand" + prise "taking"] Hist. 1. Delivery of a prisoner to the mainpernor. 2. A suretyship undertaking that makes the surety responsible for a prisoner's appearance in court on a specified date and time. 3. A writ ordering the sheriff to release a prisoner after taking security for the prisoner's appearance. - Also spelled mainprize. - Also termed writ of mainprise; manucaption (man-yoo-kap-shan). See DE HOMINE REPLEGIANDO.