NE ADMITTAS
\nˈiː ɐdmˈɪtəz], \nˈiː ɐdmˈɪtəz], \n_ˈiː_ ɐ_d_m_ˈɪ_t_ə_z]\
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Lat. In ecclesiastical law. The name of a prohibitory writ, directed to the bishop, at the request of the plaintiff or defendant, where a quare impedit is pending, when either party fears that the bishop will admit the other's clerk pending the suit between them. Fitzh. Nat Brev. 37.
By Henry Campbell Black
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