praemunire

American  

[pree-myoo-nahy-ree] / ˌpri myuˈnaɪ ri /

noun

English Law.

1. a writ charging the offense of resorting to a foreign court or authority, as that of the pope, and thus calling in question the supremacy of the English crown.

2. the offense.

3. the penalty of forfeiture, imprisonment, outlawry, etc., incurred.

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praemunire British  

/ ˌpriːmjʊˈnaɪərɪ /

noun

1. a writ charging with the offence of resorting to a foreign jurisdiction, esp to that of the Pope, in a matter determinable in a royal court

2. the statute of Richard II defining this offence

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Etymology

Origin of praemunire

1375–1425; short for Medieval Latin praemūnīre faciās (for Latin praemonēre faciās that you cause (the person specified) to be forewarned), the operative words of the writ; praemūnīre to warn ( Latin: protect, literally, fortify); replacing late Middle English premunire facias < Medieval Latin, as above. See prae-, muniment