- Commission of rebellion
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In old English law, a commission of rebellion, or writ of rebellion, was a process of contempt on the nonappearance of a defendant. It was issued out when a man, after proclamation issued out of the chancery, or the exchequer, and made by the sheriff, to present himself, under pain of his allegiance, to the court by a certain day, does not appear.
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This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1913 Webster's Dictionary.
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