Lat. In American practice. A writ similar to that of ne exeat regno, (q. v..) avallable to the plaintiff in a civil suit, under some circum-stances, when the defendant is about to leave the state. See Dean v. Smith, 23 wis. 483, 99 Am. Dec. 198; Adams v. whltcomb, 46 Vt. 712; Cable v. Alvord, 27 ohio St. 604