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praemunire definition

prae·mu·nire (prē′myo̵̅o̅ nī′rē)

noun

  1. any of the writs charging a person with the offense of challenging royal authority, specif., by accepting the authority of the pope over that of the crown
  2. the offense itself
  3. the penalty for this offense

Etymology: short for ML praemunire (facias), (see to it) that you warn, used for L praemonere, to forewarn < prae-, before (see pre-) + monere, to warn (see monitor)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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