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Dilatory

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Lat. dilatus, from differre, to put off or delay), delaying, or slow; in law a "dilatory plea" is one made merely for delaying the suit.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Dilatory'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​d/dilatory.html. 1910.
 
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