from
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
CASSETUR BREVE, practice. That the writ be quashed. This is the name of a
judgment sometime sentered against a plaintiff when he cannot prosecute his
writ with effect, in consequence of some allegation on the defendant's part.
The plaintiff, in order to put an end to any further proceeding in the
action,enters on the roll cassetur breve, the effect of which is to quash
his own writ,which exonerates him from the liability to any future costs,
and allows him to sue out new process. A cassetur bill a may be entered with
like effect. 3 Bl. Com. 340; and vide 5 T. R. 634; Gould's Plead. c. 5,
Sec. 139; 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 2913-14. Vide To quash.