Dedicere
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881), Burrill (1850)
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
I I. To deny. Dedicta, dedictnm: denied.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
/. To deny. Dediotum: denied.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. [L. Fr. dedire.] In old pleading and practice. To deny. Cro. Jac. 343. Aut dedicit aut cognoscit; he either denies or acknowledges. Bract. fol. 214. Si petens hoc dedicere non possit; if the demandant cannot deny this. Id. fol. 320 b. See Stat. Westm. 2, c. 9.