praemunire

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praemunire (leg.) in full p. facias name of a writ (Stat. 16 Richard II) derived from a formula in the text of it. XV. — L. præmunīre fortify or protect in front, in medL. (by assoc. with præmonēre; see PREMONITION) forewarn, admonish.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

Praemunire

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Praemunire. The title of statutes (first passed in 1353, 1365, and 1393) which were designed to resist papal encroachment on the rights claimed by the English crown. The Criminal Law Act of 1967 repealed all the statutes.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions JOHN BOWKER

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