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[nunservir] (1346)

[nunservir] (1346)

nonservir;  nounservir  
  FEW: Gdf: GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF: TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:

sbst. inf.

lawnon-serving, failure to serve (a writ)
( 1346 )  le defendant n'avoit pas unquore jour en Court par le nounservir de brief  YBB 20 i Ed III 203
( 1425 )  Considerantz qe null lachise ne defaut est en le dit suppliant, mes qe le non servir du dit bref de diem clausit extremum, est fait par malice des adversaries et malvoillantz suisditz, pur delaier le dit suppliant de sa heritage  Rot Parl1 iv 288

p.p. as a.

lawnot given satisfaction
( 1354 )  Par cause de quel enporter del dit obligacion, le dit Johan de Bures est noun servi de la dit some, et ad pardu ces autres bien et chateux  Rot Parl1 ii 263

[gdw]

See also:

servir 
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