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de vi laica amovenda
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Term: de vi laica amovenda
Definition: De vi laica amovenda is a legal term from Latin that means "of removing a lay force." In history, it was a writ that allowed a parson to claim rights to a church and order a sheriff to remove a group of laymen who had taken control of the church and prevented the new parson from entering.
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de vi laica amovenda
De vi laica amovenda is a legal term that means "of removing a lay force." It refers to a writ that allows a parson to claim their rights to a church and order a sheriff to remove a group of laymen who have taken control of the church and prevented the new parson from entering.
For example, if a new parson was appointed to a church but a group of laymen, along with another parson, refused to let them enter and take control, the new parson could use the de vi laica amovenda writ to order the sheriff to remove the laymen and allow them to take their rightful place in the church.