Libellus Conventionis
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In the civil law. The statement of a plaintiff's claim in a petition presented to the magistrate, who directed an olficer to deliver it to the defendant. LIBELLUS FAMOSUS (Lat.) A libel; a defamatory writing. L. 15, Dig. de poen.; Vocat. sub "famosus." It may be without writing; as, by signs, pictures, etc. 5 Rep. de famosis libellis.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In the civillaw. Thestatement ofa plaintiif’s claim in a petition presented to the magistrate, who directed an officer to deliver it to the defendant.