Dilatorius
Defined in 1 dictionary — Burrill (1850)
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat. [from differre, to put off.] In civil and old English law. That which delays or puts off; dilatory. Anciently applied to a defendant's exception or plea by which the action was delayed, {per quam actio differtur.} Bract. fol. 399 b. Inst. 4. 13. 8, 10, 11. See Dilatory plea, Exceptio.