Category:Placitum

Plac"i*tum, n.; pl. Placita. Etym: [ll. See placit.]

1. A public court or assembly in the middle ages, over which the Sovereign president when a consultation was held upon affairs of State. Brande & c.

2. (old eng. Law)

Defn: a court, or cause in court.

3. (law)

Defn: a plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit. Burrill.