placitum English

Meaning placitum meaning

What does placitum mean?

placitum noun

— (historical) A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which the sovereign presided when a consultation was held upon affairs of state.

— (UK, legal, obsolete) A court, or cause in court.

— (legal) A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit.

— (legal, US, Australian) a legal decision made by a judge or court.