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Legal excuse, in England
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essoin
Word definitions for essoin in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Essoin \Es*soin"\or Essoign \Es*soign\, n. [OF. essoine, essoigne, F. exoine, L. essonia, exonia; pref. ex- (L. ex from) + sunnis, sunnia, sonia, hindrance, excuse. Cf. Icel. syn refusal, synja to deny, refuse, Goth. sunja truth, sunj[=o]n to justify, OS. ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In old English law , an essoin is an excuse for nonappearance in court. Essoining is the seeking of the same. The person sent to deliver the excuse to the court is an essoiner or essoineur . There were several kinds of essoins in common law in the Middle ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context UK legal obsolete English) An excuse for not appearing in court at the return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the court. 2 (context obsolete English) excuse; exemption vb. (context UK legal transitive English) To excuse for failure ...