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A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Lat In the Roman law. Days on which the courts were open, and justice could be legally administered; days on which it was lawfi# for the praetor to pronounce {/ari) the three words, do, Dico, ADDico.

1 Mackeld.

Civ. Law, 24, § 35, and note.

3 Bl. Com. 424, note.

Calv. Lex. Jurid: Hence called triverbial days; answering to the dies juridici of the English law. DIES GRATIJi;. L. Lat. In old English practice. A day of grace, courtesy or favor.

Co. Litt. 134 b.

The quarto die post was sometimes so called.

Id, 135 a.