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Placitum   Listen
noun
Placitum  n.  (pl. placita)  
1.
A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which the sovereign president when a consultation was held upon affairs of state.
2.
(Old Eng. Law) A court, or cause in court.
3.
(Law) A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit.





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"Placitum" Quotes from Famous Books



... various sections, and each successive section is introduced by a statement of the contents of each clause. This facilitates search, though it necessitates the cumbrous mode of reference adopted in the foot-notes to chapter, section, and placitum. ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. July, 1863, No. LXIX. - A Magazine Of Literature, Art, And Politics • Various


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