PROVISO, TRIAL BY
\pɹəvˈa͡ɪzə͡ʊ], \pɹəvˈaɪzəʊ], \p_ɹ_ə_v_ˈaɪ_z_əʊ]\
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In English practice. A trial brought on by the defendant, in cases where the plaintiff, after issue joined, neglects to proceed to trial; so called from a clause in the writ to the sheriff, which directs him, in case two writs come to his hands, to execute but one of them. 3 Bl. Comm. 357.
By Henry Campbell Black
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