Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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formulary

Hist. A collection of the forms of proceedings (formulae) used in litigation, such as the writ forms kept by the Chancery. See WRIT SYSTEM.

formulary procedure

Hist. The common-law method of pleading and practice, which required formulaic compliance with the accepted forms of action even if through elaborate fictions. ( In the 19th century, this type of procedure was replaced both in the United States and in England. See code pleading under PLEADING (2).