Legal Definitions - de haerede rapto et abducto

de haerede rapto et abducto

De haerede rapto et abducto is a legal term that refers to a writ that allows a lord to recover a ward who has been taken by another person.

If a lord has a ward, which is a person under their protection, and someone else takes that person away, the lord can use de haerede rapto et abducto to get them back. For example, if a lord has a young girl as a ward and someone kidnaps her, the lord can use this writ to get her back.