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indicavit

indicavit noun: a writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts.

Noun

indicavit (plural indicavits)

  1. (UK) A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts.
    • This act recited, that thentofore suits met with unmeet delays, by the indicavits being sued out before the suit in the spiritual court was recorded1791, John Mallory, Modern Entries, in English

Forms of indicavit

pluralindicavits

Origin of indicavit

Borrowed from Latin indicāvit (“he has indicated”).

Questions about indicavit

What does indicavit mean?
Indicavit means a writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts.
What part of speech is indicavit?
Indicavit is a noun.
What is the plural of indicavit?
The plural of indicavit is indicavits.

Words near indicavit in the dictionary

  1. indicatorids
  2. indicators
  3. indicatory
  4. indicatrices
  5. indicatrix
  6. indicavit
  7. indicavits
  8. indicaxanthin
  9. indice
  10. indices
  11. indices verborum

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