Mainprize Definition

Mainprize Definition:: The taking of a person into friendly custody.

From the French for main and pris; taken by the hand.

Taylor defines mainprize as:

"The taking or receiving of a person into friendly custody who might otherwise be committed to prison, upon security given that he shall be forthcoming at a time and place assigned."

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Duhaime, Lloyd, Duhaime's Legal Dictionary
Duhaime, Lloyd, Duhaime's Legal Citations & Abbreviations
Tayler, Thomas, The Law Glossary (New York: Baker, Voorhis & Co., 1877)

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