Similiter
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
pleading. When concludes with referring the matter to be tried by a jury of the country, the plaintiff must do so too; that is, he must also submit the matter to be tried by a jury, without oflering any new answer to it, and must stand or fall by his declaration.
Co. Litt. 126 a.
In such case, he merely replies that as the defendant has put himself upon the country, that 1s, has submitted his cause to be tried by a jury of the country, he the plaintiff, does so likewise, or the like. Hence this sort of replication is called a similiter, that having been the effective word when the proceedings were in latin.
1 Chit. Pl. 549; Arch. Civ. Pl. 258.
See Steph. PI.
255; 2 Saund. 319, b.; Cowp. 407; 1 Str. Rep. 551.