WRIT OF INQUIRY
\ɹˈɪt ɒv ɪnkwˈa͡ɪ͡əɹɪ], \ɹˈɪt ɒv ɪnkwˈaɪəɹɪ], \ɹ_ˈɪ_t ɒ_v ɪ_n_k_w_ˈaɪə_ɹ_ɪ]\
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In common-law practice. A writ which issues after the plaintiff inan action has obtained a judgment by default, on an unliquidated claim,V directing the sheriff, with the. aid of a jury, to inquire into the amount of theplaintiff's demand and assess his damages. Lennon v. Rawitzer. 57 Conn. 5S3, 19 Atl.334; Havens v. Hartford & N. R. Co., 28 Conn. 70.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.