ne exeat

noun

A common law writ prohibiting the departure of a person or of property from the jurisdiction of a court.

OriginLatin nē exeat →
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Meanings

nounne exeat (plural ne exeats)

plural ne exeats

  1. lawA common law writ prohibiting the departure of a person or of property from the jurisdiction of a court.

Origin

  1. Latinnē exeat
  2. Englishne 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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APA

ne exeat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ne%20exeat

MLA

“ne exeat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ne%20exeat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ne exeat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ne%20exeat.

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