Dilatory
21dilatory defense — In chancery practice, one the object of which is to dismiss, suspend, or obstruct the suit, without touching the merits, until the impediment or obstacle insisted on shall be removed. 3 Bl.Comm. 301, 302. See also dilatory pleas …
22dilatory defense — In chancery practice, one the object of which is to dismiss, suspend, or obstruct the suit, without touching the merits, until the impediment or obstacle insisted on shall be removed. 3 Bl.Comm. 301, 302. See also dilatory pleas …
23dilatory plea — Any plea belonging to a class which tends to delay a trial of the case on the merits; such as a plea in abatement or a plea in bar. Parks v McClellan, 44 NJL 552, 557. See dilatory defenses …
24dilatory plea — noun a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant s answer) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence •… …
25dilatory defense — noun or dilatory plea : a defense or plea which is intended to defeat the pending action or proceeding without involving any decision on the merits of the case …
26dilatory — Synonyms and related words: Micawberish, apathetic, backward, balking, balky, bone lazy, cadging, dallying, dawdling, delaying, deliberate, dillydallying, do nothing, doless, dragging, dronish, drony, easy, easygoing, ergophobic, faineant, foot… …
27dilatory — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. delaying, procrastinating. See lateness. Ant., timely, prompt. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. tardy, procrastinating, lazy; see late 1 , slow 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. procrastinating,… …
28dilatory — dil|a|to|ry [ˈdılətəri US to:ri] adj formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Late Latin; Origin: dilatorius, from Latin dilatus, past participle of differre to delay ; DIFFER] slow in doing something …
29dilatory — dil|a|to|ry [ dılə,tɔri ] adjective VERY FORMAL slow to do or decide something …
30dilatory — see DEFER …
