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Burrill's Law Dictionary • 1870

In practice. The day on which a writ is appointed or required to be returned. Return days are certain stated or fixed days in term on which writs are returnable.* 3 Bl. Com. 277. In modern practice, the use of fixed return days has been, to a considerable extent, dispensed with. See Stat. 2 Will.

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Wiktionary (English) • 2026

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The day when a defendant is to appear in court, and the sheriff is to return the writ and his proceedings.

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