Dilatio
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
(Lat. from differre, to put off).
In old English law. Delay. Sine dilatione; without delay. Reg. Orig. 1.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
t In old English law. Delay, v. Sine, etc. Dilationes in lege sunt odiosse: delays in law are odious.
In the civil and canon law. Time allowed a plaintiff or defendant to do a judicial act; the postponement of a causa
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. [from differre, to put off.] In old English law. Delay. Sine dilatiane; without delay. Beg. Orig. 1. DiiatioBCfl Im lef • •■■! odiosM. Delays in law are odious. Branch's Princ.
In the civil and canon law. Time allowed a plaintiff or defendant to do a judicial act; the putting off, or postponement of a cause. Calvin Lex. Jur. 4 Reeves' Hist. 17.