A countermanding. Oontramandatio placiti, in old English law, was the respiting of a defendant or giving him further time to answer, by countermanding the day fixed for him to plead, and appointing a new day; a sort of impar-lanœ.
Definition of Contramandatio
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Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
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Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition