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- Latin · borrowed fromnē exeat
- English todayne exeat
Borrowed from Latin nē exeat (literally “may he not go forth”), from nē (“not”) + exeat, third-person singular subjunctive of exeō (“depart”).
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ne exeat
Today it means: A common law writ prohibiting the departure of a person or of property from the jurisdiction of a court. Full definition →
Latin nē exeat