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Dilatory
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
(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.