Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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de gestu et fama

n. [Law Latin "of behavior and reputation"] Hist. A writ available to a person whose character and reputation had been impeached.

gestu et fama

[Latin "demeanor and reputation"] Hist. A writ used by a person who had been imprisoned because of a poor reputation in the community to gain release from jail pending the arrival of justices with commissions of gaol delivery. See COMMISSION OF GAOL DELIVERY.