Commission of lunacy
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COMMISSION OF LUNACY, A writ issued out of chancery, or such court as may have jurisdiction of the case directed to a proper officer, to inquire whether a person named therein is a lunatic or not. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 382, et seq.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.