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Simple English definitions for legal terms
corpus corporatum
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A quick definition of corpus corporatum:
Term: CORPUS CORPORATUM
Definition: A corporate body or a corporation.
Term: CORPUS CUM CAUSA
Definition: A legal writ used to remove a person and a record from an inferior court to review a judgment issued by the inferior court. It was commonly used in the fifteenth century to challenge the misuse of borough jurisdiction and to review the cause of imprisonment in an inferior tribunal.
A more thorough explanation:
Definition: A corporate body; a corporation.
Definition: A writ used to remove both a person and a record from an inferior court in order to review a judgment issued by the inferior court.
Example: In the fifteenth century, the Court of Chancery developed the writ of corpus cum causa to challenge imprisonment in an inferior tribunal. This writ was used to review the cause of imprisonment and became a common remedy against the misuse of borough jurisdiction.
Explanation: The example illustrates how the writ of corpus cum causa was used to challenge imprisonment in an inferior court. The writ allowed a person to be removed from the inferior court and have their case reviewed by a higher court. This was an important legal remedy against the misuse of power by lower courts.