Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Manucaptio

n. [Law Latin] Hist. 1. Surety; security; bail. 2. A writ allowing a person to be admitted to bail, when the person had been arrested for a felony but could not be admitted to bail by the sheriff. See MAINPRISE.

Manucaption

See MAINPRISE.

de manucaptione

n. [Law Latin "of manucaption"] Hist. A writ ordering a sheriff to release on sufficient bail an accused felon whose initial offer of bail had been rejected.