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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In law, the title of a writ ordering the sheriff to inquire what damage will result from the grant by the crown of certain liberties, as a fair or market, a highway, etc.; ordering the assessment of the compensation and damages to be paid when private property is taken for public use.
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