Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Praemunire

n. [Latin praemoneri "to be forewarned"] Hist. The criminal offense of obeying an authority other than the king. ( Praemunire stems from the efforts of Edward I (1272-1307) to counter papal influence in England, and takes its name from the writ's initial words: praemunire facias ("that you cause to be forewarned"). Praemunire offenses included an archbishop's refusal to elect a royal nominee as bishop, and an assertion that Parliament had legislative authority without the sovereign.