Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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de idiota inquirendo

[Latin "of inquiring concerning an idiot"] Hist. A writ directing the sheriff to open an inquiry before a jury of 12 into whether a person is an idiot, that is, mentally incapable of managing personal affairs.

de lunatico inquirendo

n. [Law Latin "for inquiring about a lunatic"] Hist. A writ or commission to determine whether a person is a lunatic. -Also termed commission of lunacy. dem. abbr. DEMISE.

idiota inquirendo

See DE IDIOTA INQUIRENDO.

inquirendo

[Latin] Hist. An inquiry or investigation; esp., an inquiry into a matter concerning the Crown's interests, such as lands that are forfeited to the Crown.