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placita

placita is the plural of placitum.

Meaning of placitum

Noun

placitum (plural placita)

  1. (historical) A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which the sovereign presided when a consultation was held upon affairs of state.
  2. (UK, obsolete) A court, or cause in court.
  3. A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit.
    • "By deleting in placitum the amount of 7c and inserting in lieu thereof the amount of 9c."
  4. (Australia, US) a legal decision made by a judge or court.

Questions about placita

What is placita the plural of?
Placita is the plural of placitum.

Words near placita in the dictionary

  1. placing
  2. placing on a pedestal
  3. placing one's cards on the table
  4. placings
  5. placit
  6. placita
  7. placitory
  8. placits
  9. placitum
  10. plack
  11. plackard

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