Contramandatio placiti

Contramandatio placiti

In ancient English law-books, the phrase "contramandatio placiti" signifies a respiting, or giving the defendant more time to answer; or, an imparlance, or countermanding of what was formerly ordered.[1]

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  1. ^  This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.



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  • contramandatio placiti — An extension of the time to plead …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • contramandatio — /kontramaendeysh(iy)ow/ A countermanding. Contramandatio placiti, in old English law, was the respiting of a defendant, or giving him further time to answer, by countermanding the day fixed for him to plead, and appointing a new day; a sort of… …   Black's law dictionary

  • contramandatio — /kontramaendeysh(iy)ow/ A countermanding. Contramandatio placiti, in old English law, was the respiting of a defendant, or giving him further time to answer, by countermanding the day fixed for him to plead, and appointing a new day; a sort of… …   Black's law dictionary

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