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A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.

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  1. n. A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
  2. A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
  3. A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant hasfor two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.
  4. cessavit (plural cessavits) (Britain, law, obsolete) A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.