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Atterminare

Defined in 7 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

To delay; to postpone.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

To put off to a succeeding term; to prolong the time of payment of a debt. Stat. Westm. 2, c. 4; Co well; Blount.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old English law. To put off to a succeeding term; to prolong the time of payment of a debt. St. Wes tin. 2, c. 4; Cowell; Blount

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

Z. I.

In old English law. To adjourn; to put off to an-other term. Atterminata,— posita ad talem terminnm: adjourned,— put to such a term. Atterminent qnerentes: the plaintiffs may adjourn.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In old English law. To put off toa suceceding term; to prolong the time of payment of adebt. St. Westm. 2, ¢.4; Cowell; Blount.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

I., Atterminer, grant time for the payment

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. [from orf, to, and terminus, a term.] In old English practice. To adjourn; to put off to another term, (ad terminum ponere.) See infra. Coram justitiariis nostris apud Westmonasterium atterminatas; adjourned before our justices at Westminster. Bract, fol. 110. Atterminata, — posita ad talem terminum; adjourned, — ^put to such a term. Id. fol. 426. Atterminent querentes; the plaintiffs may adjourn. Stat. Westm. 2, c. 24. To determine. Stat. Westm. 2, c. 80. See Attermiyiatio. But this was not the proper sense of the wA-d. See Bract, fol. 855 b.