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vadiatio

vadiatio, gagiatio [vadiare+-tio] 1 (act of) using a pledge or surety (guaranteeing meeting of obligation, repayment of debt, or sim.): a (act of) offering or giving a pledge or surety (of). b (act of) demanding, taking, or receiving a pledge or surety (of). a si aliquid eorum superhabeat que in scripto nostro stant et ~one [v. l. vadic'] nostra firmavimus (Quad.) GAS 180; 1200 protulit quoddam cirographum factum inter ipsum Rannulfum et Osbertum de ~one predicte terre et redditus CurR I 188; 1221 de ~one terrarum crucesignatorum Pat 320.  b 1293 precipientes quatinus a marqua seu gagiatione hujusmodi totaliter desistatis (Pat) Law & Cust. Sea I 19. 2 (leg.): a (~io duelli) pledging oneself to stand trial by combat, wager of battle. b (~io legis) offer to make oath of innocence or sim., supported by compurgators, wager of law. a post ~onem duelli poterit iterum se tribus vicibus rationabiliter essoniare Glanv. II 3; 1258 de quibus triginta marcis ‥ abbas ‥ mihi solveret in ~one dicti duelli decem marcas Upton app. 36; cum ‥ primus appellans post duelli ~onem antequam percutiatur moriatur Bracton f. 138b; ante positionem in magnam assisam vel duelli ~onem Hengham Magna 4; 1383 si in aliquo casu emergente in hac parte duellum aliquod offerri seu vadiari contigerit quod acceptacio, oblacio, seu ~o hujusmodi duelli ad nos ‥ in hac parte reservetur RScot 50b.  b si ~o legis interveniat inter partes litigantes, detur vadianti alius dies Fleta 115; in quibus nullum essonium, proteccio seu legis ~o admitteretur Entries 208ra. 3 (act of) wagering. waiing, or leying a waiowre, ~o PP.

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