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From: "David Kearney" <>
Subject: Re: [LDR] Languishing in prison
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 09:40:57 -0400
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Wow, this definition of "landguidus" reflects why lawyers often are accused of double-talk. Literally.

I guess some things never change!! :-)

Dave K
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Subject: Re: [LDR] Languishing in prison



LANGUIDUS, practice. The name of a return made by the sheriff, when a defendant whom he has taken by virtue of process is so dangerously sick that defendant whom he has taken by virtue of process is so dangerously sick that to remove him would endanger his life or health. In that case the officer to remove him would endanger his life or health. In that case the officer may and ought unquestionably to abstain from removing him, and may permit may and ought unquestionably to abstain from removing him, and may permit him to remain even in his own house, in the custody of a follower, though him to remain even in his own house, in the custody of a follower, though not named in the warrant, he keeping the key of the house in his possession not named in the warrant, he keeping the key of the house in his possession the officer ought to remove him as soon is sufficiently recovered. If there the officer ought to remove him as soon is sufficiently recovered. If there be a doubt as t!
o the state of health of the defendant, the officer should be a doubt as to the state of health of the defendant, the officer should require the attendance and advice of some respectable medical man, and require the attendance and advice of some respectable medical man, and require him, at the peril of the consequences of misrepresentation, to require him, at the peril of the consequences of misrepresentation, to certify in writing whether it be fit to remove the party, or take him to certify in writing whether it be fit to remove the party, or take him to prison within the county. 3 Chit. Pr. 358. For a form of the return of prison within the county. 3 Chit. Pr. 358. For a form of the return of languidus, see 3 Chit. P. 249; T. Chit. Forms, 53. languidus, see 3 Chit. P. 249; T. Chit. Forms, 53.
http://www.legal-law-network.com/Law_Dictionary--LANGUIDUS,_practice--2839.html

wrote:Anybody know why 17th century writers used the Latin sounding phrase" languishing in prison" (or words to that effect)? And would this phrase mean that both defendents were languishing in jail: languidus Wm Greene Eliz defts in persona (was this a typo at Md. archives and does it really mean prison?) ...my Latin is a little rusty so I'm just guessing that languidus means something like languishing. Any thoughts?

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