Word of the day: beau pleader or a writ, whereby it is provided that no fine shall be taken of anyone in any court for fair pleading, i.e. for not pleading aptly, and to the purpose.
The act of beaupleader was passed in the First Statute of Westminster (1275) and meant to prevent sheriffs imposing arbitrary fines on advocates in court who spoke badly. The act was revoked in England and Wales in 1863 and Ireland in 1872.
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