Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Supplicavit

Hist. A writ issuing out of the King's Bench or Chancery for taking sureties of the peace, obligating a person to be on good behavior for a specified period. 0 It is commonly directed to the justices of the peace who are hesitant to intervene in their judicial capacities. See surety of the peace under SURETY "Any justices of the peace, by virtue of their commission, or those who are ex officio conservators of the peace . . . may demand such security according to their own discretion: or it may be granted at the request of any subject, upon due cause shewn Or, if the justice is averse to act, it may be granted by a mandatory writ, called a supplicauit, issuing out of the court of king's bench or chancery; which will compel the justice to act, as a ministerial and not as a judicial officer " 4 William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England 250 (1769).