Dies datus
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850), Bouvier (1839)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
<A day given or allowed, (to a defendant in an action;) amounting toa coutinuanee. But the name was approprinte only to a continuance before a declaration filed; if afterwards allowed, it was called an “jmparlance.”
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat.
In practice. A day given. A day or time of respite given by the court to a defendant in an action; an adjournment or continuance. Bro. Abr. Continuance. See Continuance. Dies datus in banco; a day given in the bench (or court of Common Pleas.) Bract, fol. 257 b. 361. A day given in bank, as distinguished from a day at nisiprius, Co. Litt. 135. Seesaw*. Dies datus partibus; a day given to the parties to an action; an adjournment or continuance. Crabb's Hist. 217. Dies datus prece partium; a day given on the prayer of the parties. Bract, fol. 358. Gilb. C. Pleas, 41.2 Beeves' Hist. 60.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
practice, is a day or time of respite given to a defendant in a suit..