Exceptio temporis
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An exception or plea analogous to that of the statute of limitations in our law ; viz., that the lime prescribed by law for bringing such actions has expired. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 213.
Defined under Exceptio in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In the civil law. An exception or plea analogous to that of the statute of limitations in our law; viz., that the time prescribed by law for bringing such actions has expired. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 218.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
Lat.
In the civil law. An exception or plea of time, or lapse of time; that is, that the action had not been brought within the time limited by kw.* 1 Mackeld. Civ. Law, 200, § 200. Answering to the modem plea of the statute of habitations. See Limitation.