See Also: testatum(dictionary)
TESTATUM, conveyancing(law)
TESTATUM, practice(law)
BREVE TESTATUM, feudal law(law)

testatum (iou)



testatum noun. . E17.
[Latin, use as noun of neut. of pa. pple of testari: see TESTATE noun & adjective1.]
Law.
A writ formerly issued by a sheriff who had received a writ of capias, testifying that the defendant was not to be found within his jurisdiction. E17-M19.
The witnessing-clause of a deed. rare. M19.