Imparlance
A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
emparlance. Literally, time to talk with the plaintiff; a continuance on the- judgment record, between the declaration and 'plea; time to plead in an action. Imparlances as timie to plead have not been recognized in American practice, and as continuances they have been expressly abolished in England.