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Relicta

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Kinney (1893)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The defendant’s abandonment of his plea or defense to an action.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. Being relinquished; a confession of the action by the defendant, after plea pleaded, v. Cognovit.