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placitory

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to legal pleas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete, rare

Examples

  • 1652, Clayton's Reports at Yorke Bring the habit of law-learning into act, the doctrine into use, which is mostly seen in the art placitory

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From placit + -ory.