fugie warrant

noun

A warrant to apprehend a debtor who is about to abscond.

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Meanings

nounfugie warrant (plural fugie warrants)

plural fugie warrants

  1. ScotlandA warrant to apprehend a debtor who is about to abscond.

Origin

See fugie, fugitive; but probably from the legal phrase in meditatione fugae.

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APA

fugie warrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fugie%20warrant

MLA

“fugie warrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fugie%20warrant. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fugie warrant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fugie%20warrant.

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