Phrase guide

praemunire facias

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiː.mjʊˈnɪə.ɹi ˈfeɪ.ʃi.əs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpɹiː.mjuːˈnɪə.ɹi ˈfeɪ.ʃi.əs/
  • General-American: /ˌpɹi.mjəˈnɪ.ɹ.i ˈfeɪ.ʃi.əs/

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noun

Meaning 1

More fully writ of praemunire facias: a writ directing a sheriff to forewarn a person that they must appear before a court to answer a criminal charge of having brought a suit in or obeyed a foreign (especially papal) court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown; a praemunire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England, historical

Topics: law

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History

Etymology

From Middle English premunire facias, premunire fac', from Latin praemunire facias (“that you cause to be forewarned”) from the opening words of the writ: praemūnīre (“you fortify (defend in advance)”) (an error for praemonēre (“you forewarn”)) + faciās (“you make”).