indicavit

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noun

A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts.

OriginLatin indicāvit →
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Meanings

nounindicavit (plural indicavits)

plural indicavits

  1. UKlawA writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts.

    This act recited, that thentofore suits met with unmeet delays, by the indicavits being sued out before the suit in the spiritual court was recorded

    1791, John Mallory, Modern Entries, in English

Origin

  1. Latinindicāvit“he has indicated”
  2. Englishindicavit

Borrowed from Latin indicāvit (“he has indicated”).

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indicavit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indicavit

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Chicago

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